| Project Type | Research Project |
| Project Sub-Type | Background |
| Project Status | Closed |
| Administrative Unit | WARO |
| Regional Office Area | WARO |
| Responsible Officer | Desweemer, Cecile |
| ODA Sector | Reproductive Health Care |
| Canadian Collaboration | No |
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| Duration (months) | 9 |
| Extension (months) | 0 |
| Project Completion Date | 1993/05/26 |
| Legal Close Date | 1993/05/26 |
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| Total Funding | 16163 |
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Abstract
Diarrhoea is the most important cause of infant mortality and one of the most frequent causes of infant hospitalization in Benin. To counter this, a national diarrhoeal disease control program was developed in 1985 with the assistance of UNICEF. This project will research the incidence of diarrhoea in children up to the age of 4 in an urban district of Cotonou. It will identify the risk factors that can be influenced by health education such as the parents' sociocultural beliefs; and attitudes and knowledge related to the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea. Specifically, the project will identify parents' awareness of dehydration and malnutrition symptoms, and of rehydration techniques; survey the conditions of individual hygiene related to diarrhoeal diseases; and assess the age and number of children in families, and the parents' level of education. A health education program will be formulated to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by diarrhoea.
Post-Project Summary
A postproject abstract could not be written due to lack of documentation in the IDRC library.
Recipient Institution(s)
| Université d'Abomey-Calavi |
| Acronym | UAC |
| Street Address | Campus universitaire d'Abomey-Calavi | B.P. 526 | Cotonou | Benin |
| Institution Type | Educational |
| Geographic Scope | National |
| UN Organization | No |
| Component Number | 001 |
| Research Status | Closed |
| Institution Country | Benin |
