Correlation between having a bath daily and the common cold complications in children 12 to 24 months old during the winter of 2011 in Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrion of Tacna, Perú

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  • Julio César Neyra Pinto Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión. Tacna, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61651/rped.2013v66n2p94-100

Keywords:

Common Cold, Baths, Infant

Abstract

The common cold is a widespread disease, mainly in children. There are concerns in giving a bath when a baby is ill. Peruvian folklore prohibits bathing when infant is ill and it is a popular belief that bathing a sick child will complicate his (her) common cold.

Objective: The aim of this study is to show the correlation between the bathing practice and the complications of children with a common cold.

Methods: Sample was composed by children aged 12 to 24 months with the common cold illness within first 48 hours of its evolution. There were two groups: those given a bath daily and those whose mothers decided not to bath them.

Results: 77 children were enrolled, 40 of them were not bathed. Results did not show a higher frequency of complications in those children whose mothers bathed them habitually.

Conclusion: The habitual bathing practice is not associated with a higher frequency of complications in children with a common cold.

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Author Biography

Julio César Neyra Pinto, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión. Tacna, Perú.

Médico Pediatra, Egresado de Salud Pública. Asistente del Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión de Tacna, Perú.

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Published

2013-12-31

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Neyra Pinto JC. Correlation between having a bath daily and the common cold complications in children 12 to 24 months old during the winter of 2011 in Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrion of Tacna, Perú. Rev Peru Pediatr [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Sep. 7];66(2):94-100. Available from: https://pediatria.pe/index.php/pedperu/article/view/429

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Vol. 66 Num. 2 (2013)

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