We evaluated factors associated with mortality among a cohort of malnourished children
with persistent diarrhoea (PD) admitted for nutritional rehabilitation with a defined rice-lentil …

Background: Diarrheal disease forms one of the two major killer diseases in children under
five years of age in the developing world. There are inherent cultural practices for …

Three hundred and eighty four children aged 3-36 months admitted to the Infectious
Diseases Hospital (IDH) with diarrhoea were studied for persistent diarrhoea (PD), defined …

A case control study was done at the Institute of Child Health, Madras, among prospectively
recruited children aged 1-23 months to identify the risk factors for persistent diarrhea. Cases …

Methods Fifty children with persistent diarrhea and 50 controls with acute diarrhea (matched
for age and sex) comprised the study subjects. Results Most of the children (82%) were …

To gain first-hand knowledge of the incidence of diarrhoea among children less than five
years old and of the prevailing practices in diarrhoea management, a study was carried out …

A prospective study on the incidence, aetiology and associated risk factors of persistent
diarrhoea was conducted in an urban slum near Accra. Ghana. About 95 children were …

Diarrhea is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children all over the
world especially in developing countries. The median global incidence of diarrhea was 5 …

Introduction: Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of under-five mortality globally and
ranks second among the top 10 priority child health problems in Nigeria. The World Health …