Demissie Habte

Neonatal diarrhea in a diarrhea treatment center in Bangladesh: clinical presentation, breastfeeding management and outcome (2000)

Haider, Rukhsana, Kabir, Iqbal, Fuchs, George J., Habte, Demissie

To study the clinical presentation and outcome of neonates admitted with diarrhea, and effect of counseling their mothers for exclusive breastfeeding. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Inpatient...

Double-blind, randomized, controlled trial of zinc or vitamin A supplementation in young children with acute diarrhoea (1999)

Faruque, A.S.G., Mahalanabis, Dilip, Haque, S.S., Fuchs, G.J., Habte, Demissie

In a double-blind, controlled trial with a factorial design, 684 patients (aged 6 months to 2 y; excludes 6 early dropouts) with acute watery diarrhoea of 3 d or less and some dehydration, who were...

Effect of early vitamin A supplementation on cell-mediated immunity in infants younger than 6 mo (1997)

Rahman, Mohammad M., Mahalanabis, Dilip, Alvarez, Jose O., Wahed, Mohammad A., Islam, Mohammad A., Habte, Demissie

One hundred twenty infants were randomly assigned to receive either 15 mg vitamin A or placebo with each of three DPT/OPV (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus/oral polio vaccine) immunizations at monthly...

Early complementary feeding is associated with low nutritional status of young infants recovering from diarrhoea (1996)

Haider, Rukhsana, Islam, Asma, Kabir, Iqbal, Habte, Demissie

Young infants admitted to hospital for diarrhoea were studied to identify and understand the reasons for early complementary feeding and to examine its effect on nutritional status. Of 132 infants,...

Early Complementary Feeding is Associated with Low Nutritional Status of Young Infants Recovering from Diarrhoea (1996)

Haider, Rukhsana, Islam, Asma, Kabir, Iqbal, Habte, Demissie

Young infants admitted to hospital for diarrhoea were studied to identify and understand the reasons for early complementary feeding and to examine its effect on nutritional status. Of 132 infants,...

Aetiology and Clinical Features of Severe Infantile Diarrhoea in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1982)

THORÉN, ANDERS, STINTZING, GUDMUND, TUFVESSON, BERTIL, WALDER, MATS, HABTE, DEMISSIE

This study, performed at Ethio-Swedish Pediatric Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from March through June 1979, included 175 children with diarrhoea in need of parenteral rehydration and 74 age and sex...