A Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Methods of Treating Ammoniacal Diaper Rash
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description: This study was conducted to find out if there was any significant difference in the effectiveness of two methods of treating ammoniacal diaper rash. The experimental method with parallel groups and a single variable was used. The instructions for hygienic measures were the same in the control and experimental groups. The variable was that the mothers of the infants of the experimental group used an ointment containing vitamins A and D in addition to the hygienic measures. A review of literature on diaper rash was done at the library on the Los Angeles campus of Loma Linda University. No study was found to have been done on the effectiveness of a bland ointment containing vitamins A and D in the treatment of diaper rash. Ammoniacal diaper rash is caused by the action of microorganisms always present in the stools on urea in the urine. One of the end products is ammonia which causes the skin irritation. Urine and alkaline stools promote the growth of the bacillus ammoniagenes while an acid medium inhibits its growth. Many types of oils, lotions, creams and powders have been employed in the treatment of ammoniacal diaper rash. This study was conducted in the White Memorial Hospital Pediatric Clinic on forty-two infants with ammoniacal diaper rash. They were placed alternately, in the control and experimental groups. The data were gathered by the researcher in the form of a questionnaire when the interview was made in the clinic and from an observation form completed by the mother. The observation form for one infant in each group, was not obtained; thus forty infants were used in the final analyses. The data collected were analyzed by the coefficient of correlation and the "Student" t table. Seven correlations were done which revealed that there was: (1) a slightly positive correlation between the days of duration of the rash prior to treatment and the days required for healing; the severity of the rash and the days required for healing; the age of the infant and the d…
abstract: This study was conducted to find out if there was any significant difference in the effectiveness of two methods of treating ammoniacal diaper rash. The experimental method with parallel groups and a single variable was used. The instructions for hygienic measures were the same in the control and experimental groups. The variable was that the mothers of the infants of the experimental group used an ointment containing vitamins A and D in addition to the hygienic measures. A review of literature on diaper rash was done at the library on the Los Angeles campus of Loma Linda University. No study was found to have been done on the effectiveness of a bland ointment containing vitamins A and D in the treatment of diaper rash. Ammoniacal diaper rash is caused by the action of microorganisms always present in the stools on urea in the urine. One of the end products is ammonia which causes the skin irritation. Urine and alkaline stools promote the growth of the bacillus ammoniagenes while an acid medium inhibits its growth. Many types of oils, lotions, creams and powders have been employed in the treatment of ammoniacal diaper rash. This study was conducted in the White Memorial Hospital Pediatric Clinic on forty-two infants with ammoniacal diaper rash. They were placed alternately, in the control and experimental groups. The data were gathered by the researcher in the form of a questionnaire when the interview was made in the clinic and from an observation form completed by the mother. The observation form for one infant in each group, was not obtained; thus forty infants were used in the final analyses. The data collected were analyzed by the coefficient of correlation and the "Student" t table. Seven correlations were done which revealed that there was: (1) a slightly positive correlation between the days of duration of the rash prior to treatment and the days required for healing; the severity of the rash and the days required for healing; the age of the infant and the d…
author: Gerrans, Leola Eldean
language: English
keywords: Nursing, Diaper Rash
date published: 1964-05-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T02:54:17Z
provider: Loma Linda University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Loma Linda University