el Bushra H A, Tigerman N S, el Tom A R
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 1988 Sep;8(3):135-40. doi: 10.1080/02724936.1988.11748555.
Mothers of Eastern Sudan seek or practice traditional treatment for diarrhoeal disease in their children based on their perception of causation. Fifty-six mother groups from 39 villages and 17 urban centres were surveyed in this study. The collected data were grouped by definition of diarrhoea, its perceived causes and practiced treatment thought to be appropriate. Differences were shown between the urban and rural groups. A longer list of perceived causes was obtained from rural mothers. Fumigation and use of rice water and custard were the preferred managements of urban mothers, while cautery, use of mihaya and goat's milk prevailed in rural areas. The importance of having the definition of diarrhoea cited in future studies is discussed and recommended.
苏丹东部的母亲们会根据她们对病因的认知，为孩子寻求或采用传统方法治疗腹泻病。本研究对来自39个村庄和17个城市中心的56个母亲群体进行了调查。收集到的数据按照腹泻的定义、其被感知到的病因以及被认为合适的治疗方法进行了分类。结果显示城乡群体之间存在差异。农村母亲列出的病因清单更长。熏蒸以及使用米汤和蛋奶糊是城市母亲偏爱的治疗方法，而烧灼术、使用米哈亚（mihaya）和羊奶在农村地区更为普遍。文中讨论并建议了在未来研究中引用腹泻定义的重要性。
