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GARNET - Global Applied Research Network - Hygiene Behaviour Network Newsletter Issue no. 2: June 1995interviews were conducted with teachers, nursery nurses and caretakersto identify hygiene problems. Observations were also carried out to identifyhygiene problems. These findings were presented to the Department ofEducation and it is hoped that some of the recommendations in the reportwill be applied to primary schools to ensure more adequate provision ofsupplies as well as greater emphasis on teaching hygiene.The main qualitative findings for the Botswana Study included informationon the causes of diarrhoea and reasons for handwashing.Table 1. Causes of diarrhoeaTraditional:●●●●●pogwana (sunken anterior fontanelle);child is bewitched;bad breastmilk due to unfaithfulness of mother;child meets someone taking traditional medicine; andmother is pregnant.Physical:●●●●●●●teething;measles;malnutrition;flu or other illnesses;worms in the stomach;fever; andabdominal pain.Food:●●●●●●watermelon;dirty food or water (contaminated with germs);eating dirt;improper food or certain foods (spinach or cabbage for example);corn soya milk with no oil added; andtoo many different foods given in one day.Environmental:●cold weather.http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/garnet/hybnews.html (3 of 20) [1/13/2005 12:50:12 PM]