Loventasheley C., 2

Chepkorir is a young child born to a 19-year-old mother living in extreme poverty. The family survives on very limited and unstable income, with inadequate housing and poor access to basic necessities such as nutritious food, clean water, and proper sanitation. The young mother has minimal formal education and limited health awareness, which makes it difficult for her to recognize early warning signs of illness and seek timely medical care. Because of financial constraints, the family struggles to afford transport to health facilities, consultation fees, laboratory investigations, and medications. Health facilities are located far from their home, and poor road conditions make travel challenging, particularly during emergencies. As a result, the family often delays seeking professional medical care and may initially rely on home remedies or traditional treatments. These barriers frequently lead to late presentation at healthcare facilities, often when Chepkorir’s condition has already deteriorated. Such delays increase the risk of severe illness, complications, extended hospital stays, and poorer health outcomes. Her situation underscores the strong connection between poverty, limited maternal support, and delayed access to essential healthcare services. Chepkorir was brought to the facility by her mother with a two-day history of persistent vomiting, loose watery stools, excessive crying, loss of appetite, and worm infestation. Following clinical examination and laboratory investigations, she was diagnosed with gastroenteritis, dehydration, and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM). She was admitted for treatment, close monitoring, and further management.

Chepkorir brought to the facility, presenting with diarrhea ( watery stool) vomiting everything, crying a lot and warm infestation for the last two days. Based on examination and laboratory investigation, she diagnosed with gastroenteritis, dehydration and moderate acute multruration, was admitted for treatment and management for a while and responded well to medication and discharged on a good condition.

Immediate admission was necessary for intravenous and oral rehydration therapy, correction of electrolyte imbalance, nutritional support, and close monitoring. Chepkorir's young age and nutritional status placed her at increased risk of complications, making timely intervention essential. With the prompt and appropriate treatment, Chepkorir’s prognosis is good but requires careful follow-up. Gastroenteritis and dehydration typically respond well to adequate fluid replacement and infection control. Nutritional rehabilitation through therapeutic feeding and caregiver education will be crucial for sustained recovery.