AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DEHYDRATION AND FLUID INTAKE PRACTICE AMONG GENERAL POPULATION IN INDIA
Hritik Savla, Devansh Seth* and Dr. Srabani Bhattacharya
ABSTRACT
This cross-sectional study was conducted among general population in India. Total number of participants was 147. Among them 53% were female and 47% were male. 54% of the participants drank 4 to 6 glasses of water per day. 91% of them take a bottle of water at their workplace. 36% of the participants reported about their source of knowledge from parents/ relatives/ friends. There are some factors linked with water intake some complex mechanisms behind water homeostasis and the effect of water intake on health.
Keywords: water, Hydration, Dehydration, water intake.
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