Resources by POUZN Project

= Recommended

Resource	Description	Requests	Contributor
Introducing Zinc Through the Private Sector for the Treatment of Childhood Diarrhea: Results From a Population-Based Household Survey in Nepal 2010	Every year approximately 1.7 million children die as a result of diarrhea and dehydration. In the majority of cases, these deaths are preventable, yet diarrhea remains one of the leading causes of death among children under five.	169	POUZN Project
POUZN Television Commercial 2010	POUZN ORS & Zinc television commercial.	44	POUZN Project
Toolkit for the Collection of Survey Data on the Correct Use of Pediatric Zinc as a Treatment for Diarrhea 2010	Objectives 1. Present objectives, concepts, and tools for conducting household research on the use of pediatric zinc along with oral rehydration solution/salts (ORS) or recommended home-prepared fluids, such as the sugar-salt solution, commonly referred to as oral rehydration therapy (ORT), for the treatment of uncomplicated diarrhea. 2.	240	POUZN Project
Home management of childhood diarrhoea in southern Mali—Implications for the introduction of zinc treatment 2009	Diarrhoea remains one of the leading killers of young children. A recent meta-analysis demonstrated that a two-week course of zinc tablets once daily significantly reduces the severity and duration of diarrhoea and mortality in young children (Bhutta et al., 2000.	151	POUZN Project
Short Report: Prescription and Administration of a 14-day Regimen of Zinc Treatment for Childhood Diarrhea in Mali 2009	We evaluated prescription and correct dosing of a 14-day course of dispersible zinc tablets prescribed to young children with diarrhea by community and facility workers in rural, southern Mali, West Africa.	148	POUZN Project
Effectiveness and Efficacy of Zinc for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children 2009	Intervention trials have shown that zinc is efficacious in treating acute diarrhea in children of developing countries. In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we assessed the effectiveness and efficacy of giving 3 Recommended Daily Allowances of elemental zinc to 6- to 35-month-old children with acute diarrhea.	176	POUZN Project
Operational Issues and Trends Associated with the Pilot Introduction of Zinc for Childhood Diarrhoea in Bougouni District, Mali 2009	Zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea was introduced in a pilot area in southern Mali to prepare for a cluster-randomized effectiveness study and to inform policies on how to best introduce and promote zinc at the community level.	143	POUZN Project
Differential Community Response to Introduction of Zinc for Childhood Diarrhea and Combination Therapy in Southern Mali 2009	Developing effective, affordable, and sustainable delivery strategies for the isolated low-income populations that stand to gain the most from micronutrient interventions has proven difficult.	128	POUZN Project
Zinc and the Risk for Infectious Disease 2009	Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human growth, development, and immune function. Zinc deficiency impairs overall immune function and resistance to infection.	201	POUZN Project
Introducing Zinc through the Private Sector in Nepal for theTreatment of Childhood Diarrhea: Results and Lessons Learned 2009	The Government of Nepal, through the Ministry of Health and Population’s (MOHP) Child Health Division, took steps to address the issue of high pill/syrup use by heavily promoting the use of both pre-packaged ORS and oral rehydration therapy (ORT)— homemade sugar/salt solutions or other recommended home fluids—to reduce the severity of symptoms from dehydration. In 2004, it became one of the first health ministries in the world to create a Zinc Task Force and prepare stakeholders for the introduction of zinc in line with the new World Health Organization (WHO)/ UNICEF recommendations for standard management of childhood diarrhea, which includes ORS/ORT along with a 10-14 day regimen of pediatric zinc.	665	POUZN Project
Distribution of Point of Use Water Treatment Product Through Mutual Health Organizations in Rwanda: Baseline Survey Results 2008	Mutual health organizations (MHOs) are voluntary community-based health insurance organizations that focus on informal sector, low-income populations.	366	POUZN Project
Environmental Health Project-Bibliography on Point-of-Use Water Disinfection 2007	Resource for more information on the POUZN project and activities.		POUZN Project
Social Marketing Zinc to Improve Diarrhea Treatment Practices - Findings and Lessons Learned from Cambodia 2007	Diarrhea is one of the main causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in low-income settings and Cambodia is no exception. Data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) in 2005 indicate that 20% of children under the age of five had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey, similar to the prevalence found in the 2000 CDHS. In early 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF published a Joint Statement recommending the use of a new formulation of oral rehydration salts (ORS) along with therapeutic doses of zinc for the treatment of children under five during diarrhea episodes.	1216	POUZN Project
Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Options in Developing Countries: A Review of Current Implementation Practices 2007	This article summarizes five of the most common household water treatment and storage options including chlorination, filtration (biosand and ceramic), solar disinfection, combined filtration/chlorination, and combined flocculation/chlorination, and describes implementation strategies for each option.	894	POUZN Project
Best Practices in Social Marketing Safe Water Solution for Household Water Treatment: Lessons Learned from 20 Population Services International Field Programs 2007	Since 1998 Population Services International (PSI), with the funding and support of the U.S. Agency for International Development and other donors, has been involved in the implementation of safe water programs in 20 developing countries, promoting the Safe Water System (SWS), a household water treatment and safe storage strategy originally designed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in response to cholera outbreaks in Latin America.	4467	POUZN Project
Bringing safe water to remote populations: An evaluation of a portable point-of-use intervention in rural Madagascar 2007	Rural populations disproportionately lack access to improved water supplies. We evaluated a novel scheme that employed community-based sales agents to disseminate the Safe Water System (SWS)--a household-level water chlorination and safe storage intervention--in rural Madagascar.	436	POUZN Project
Impact of Zinc Supplementation on Subsequent Morbidity and Growth 2007	This study was conducted to explore whether supplementation of zinc to children during persistent diarrhea has any subsequent effect on morbidity and growth.	458	POUZN Project
Qualitative Research for a Zinc Treatment Program in Nepal: Findings and Recommendations 2006	This study provides results of formative research conducted in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal in focus group sessions with caregivers from varying socio-economic subgroups and in-depth interviews with 30 pharmacists.	690	POUZN Project
Contamination of drinking water between source and point-of-use in rural households of South Africa and Zimbabwe: implications for monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water. 2006	Aims: To assess contamination of drinking water in rural Zimbabwe and South Africa Methods: We conducted a cohort study of 254 children aged 12-24 months in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe.	960	POUZN Project
Zinc Supplementation for the Treatment of Diarrhea in Infants in Pakistan, India and Ethiopia 2006	OBJECTIVE: This randomized, placebo controlled trial was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of 10-mg zinc supplementation for the treatment of acute diarrhea in infants.	1096	POUZN Project