A community nurse teaches a caregiver how to reduce the spread of diarrhoeal disease in the home. Which practice is most effective?
Correct answer: A. Wash hands with soap after defecation and before preparing food
- A. Wash hands with soap after defecation and before preparing food
- B. Keep the child indoors and avoid all contact with family members
- C. Give antibiotics to every child who develops loose stools
- D. Avoid breastfeeding until the diarrhoea completely stops
Explanation
Handwashing with soap after using the toilet or cleaning a child and before preparing or eating food interrupts faecal-oral transmission. Breastfeeding should continue, and antibiotics are not needed for every episode of childhood diarrhoea.
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