Abstract
A cross-sectional study was undertaken between November 1989 and January 1990 to assess the relationship between nutritional status, water quality, feeding practices and diarrhoeal diseases in 50 infants who had gastroenteritis, and 50 healthy infants from poor urban families in Metropolitan Manila. Information was obtained from mothers in a hospital setting concerning feeding practices, age and sex of the infant, quality of the water supply, and whether water used for feeding was boiled. Infants were weighed and examined to determine the degree of malnutrition. Better nutrition and supplementation of water in addition to feeds were inversely associated with the occurrence of gastroenteritis. Breast-fed infants were better nourished than formula-fed infants. These findings underscore the importance of adequate nutrition and hygiene in reducing rates of infant morbidity.
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