M-Follow up for zinc adherence by caretakers of children with acute watery diarrhoea: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The standard of care for children with acute watery diarrhea (AWD) with no dehydration comprises oral rehydration solution, zinc, and feeding advice. Adherence to zinc therapy may be an issue in the management of acute watery diarrhoea. Mobile phones are used by over 90% of the population in Tanzania, thus good means to improve adherence to prescribed medication and/or attendance to follow-up visits. The objective of this study was to see whether m-follow-up improves adherence rate to zinc therapy, possible reasons for non-adherence, in children with diarrhea.: A randomized controlled trial was carried out in a suburban municipality in Dar-es-Salaam. Block randomization of participants was carried out with a block size of 4 and a 1:1 ratio of intervention: control. The intervention group c

SUBMITTER: Karim FZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547181 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature