ABSTRACT :
Backgraound. Diarrhea is a significant disease which causes morbidity
and mortality in developing countries. It affeks children youngger than
five years about one million episodes every year. In Indonesia
irrational use of drugs remains a problem. Mortality in diarrhea patient
is frequently due to the failure of management that includes prevention
of dehydration properly and corection of electrolyte balance. The
results in Peru and Indonesia showed docters used drugs more frequently
to manage diarrhea than liquid and electrolyte with ORS and to prevent
as well as manage dehydration. The pack shows in appropiate application
of WHO and hospital guide lines frequently happents. Interobserver
disagreement in diagnosis and therapy may result in appropiate
management of dehydration, which is in contras to standart medical
service.