This chapter reviews acute infectious diarrhea occurring in children under 5 years of age.
Several community-based studies on the occurrence of Acute Childhood Diarrhea (ACD) in …

Diarrhea continues to stand among the most important causes of global morbidity and
mortality in children under 5 years of age. Although the introduction of oral rehydration and …

Acute diarrhoea in children in rural Gambia: Knowledge, attitude and practice, aetiology, risk
factors and consequences among ch Page 1 Acute diarrhoea in children in rural Gambia …

In Ethiopia, evidence is lacking about maternal care-taking and environmental risk factors
that contribute to acute diarrhoea and the case management of diarrhoea. The aim of this …

Background Diarrheal disease is still one of the most common causes of mortality and
morbidity in children under five in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Lack of specific …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, there are about 2 billion
cases of diarrheal disease worldwide every year, and 1.9 million children younger than 5 …

The aetiology of diarrhoea with Cryptosporidium species and pathogenic bacteria has not
been identified in the Ethiopian primary healthcare system. Thus, antibiotic consumption for …

Diarrhoea kills more children than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Knowing the
determinants of a disease enables us to design an effective intervention. The objective of …

A retrospective case–control study of children< 5 years of age with diarrhoea was conducted
at a hospital in southern Ethiopia. 21 cases (deaths) and 84 controls were studied. Severe …

Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to: i) determine the pooled
prevalence of acute diarrhea; and ii) synthesize and summarize current evidence on factors …