Mapping diarrhoeal disease in Nepal

Abstract

■ Nepal has an isolated population where diarrhoeal disease is one of the main causes of infant death.

■ The distinctions made about causes and consequences of abdominal problems are considered.

■ Cognitive mapping was used to elicit mothers' ideas of diarrhoea, constipation and vomiting.

■ Literacy programmes have been introduced.

■ Diagrammatic research can be useful in a culture which is predominantly oral in tradition.

Keywords

Cognitive mapping Constipation,Diarrhoea Nepalese women Vomiting.

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