The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence the incidence of diarrhoea in
infancy. The study was a prospective cohort study conducted in two primary healthcare unit
areas in Antalya, Turkey. A total of 204 infants were followed until they were aged 1 year.
Morbidity surveillance and anthropometric measurements were carried out by home visits
every 2 months. The average incidences were found to be 2.76 episodes per child-year for
overall diarrhoea and 18.56 episodes per 100 child-years for persistent diarrhoea. Relative …