Fischer Walker C L, Aboubaker S, Van de Weerdt R, Black R E
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe St., Room 5543, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
East Afr Med J. 2007 Sep;84(9):441-9. doi: 10.4314/eamj.v84i9.9554.
To review the evidence supporting the inclusion of zinc for diarrhoea management specifically in sub-Saharan Africa where diarrhoea remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.
We searched PubMed for studies assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of zinc for the treatment and prevention of common childhood morbidities.
We included only studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa.
Details of studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa are presented in the context of the global evidence supporting the use of zinc for diarrhoea management.
There is a significant body of evidence to support the use of zinc for diarrhoea management in sub-Saharan Africa. The accelerated introduction of zinc into routine community-based diarrhoea treatment is critical for the reduction of diarrhoea morbidity and mortality.
回顾支持在撒哈拉以南非洲地区将锌用于腹泻管理的证据，该地区腹泻仍是发病和死亡的主要原因。
我们在PubMed上搜索了评估锌对常见儿童疾病治疗和预防效果的研究。
我们仅纳入了在撒哈拉以南非洲地区进行的研究。
在支持使用锌进行腹泻管理的全球证据背景下，介绍了在撒哈拉以南非洲地区进行的研究细节。
有大量证据支持在撒哈拉以南非洲地区使用锌进行腹泻管理。加快将锌引入基于社区的常规腹泻治疗对于降低腹泻发病率和死亡率至关重要。
