Objective: To determine whether specific intestinal parasites are associated with HIV
infection in Tanzanian children with chronic diarrhea. Design: A prospective, cross-sectional …

Epidemiologic patterns of acute diarrheal diseases in a high standard of living communal
settlement, situated in a region endemic for enteric diseases, were evaluated by a historical …

Abstract Background In Ethiopia, morbidity and mortality due to diarrhea is significantly high.
Most importantly, burden of diarrhea is disproportionately high among under-five children …

Background: Child-to-breastfeeding woman transmission (CBWT) of HIV occurs when an
HIV-infected infant transmits the virus to an HIV-uninfected woman through breastfeeding …

Background Information on the causes of deaths from diarrhoea in children younger than 5
years is needed to design improved preventive and therapeutic approaches. We aimed to …

Breastfeeding has been shown to benefit both maternal and child immune status. The
impact of exclusive breastfeeding in the presence of HIV infection on maternal and child …

Although vertical transmission of HIV-1 can occur through breast-feeding, little is known
about the effect of colostrum, duration of breast-feeding, mixing feeding, and nipple …

A 2-year etiological survey of acute diarrhoea in children aged 0-35 months who were
attending treatment facilities was carried out using a standardized protocol in five hospitals …

By conducting a case-control study in two university hospitals, we explored the association
between modifiable risk behaviours and diarrhoea. Children aged< 5 years attending …

A study of the etiologies of diarrhea in adults in relation to their human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) serostatus and number of CD4 cells was carried out in the Central African …