Malaria is a systemic febrile disease that may progress to prostration, respiratory distress,
encephalopathy, anemia, and death. Malaria is also an established risk factor for invasive …

Introduction: bacterial agents are among pathogens implicated to cause diarrhea in children
resulting to huge mortality and morbidities. Bacterial etiologies causing diarrhea in children …

The role of Plasmodium in the etiology of acute diarrhea in developing countries remains
controversial, and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are inconsistently reported in malaria. In …

Microbial etiology of diarrhea is a significant cause of death, especially in children in
developing countries. The presence of microbes that are resistant to current treatment …

Introduction: diarrhoea disease is a global health concern, persisting as one of the top five
causes of morbidity and mortality in children. Viral aetiology of childhood diarrhoea is often …

Background: Diarrhea is still a world health issue which is one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality, with a mortality rate of close to more than 1.30 million deaths …

Shigella species play an important role in the morbidity and mortality of children< 5 years of
age in low and middle-income countries. Previous surveillance studies to evaluate the …

I express sincere gratitude to my supervisors, Dr. Nelson Chengo Menza and Prof. Ephantus
W Kabiru and for their dedication, encouragement, and guidance throughout the study …

Figure 12: Symptoms by infections with a single pathogen identified and infections with
multiple pathogens in children 0-5 years presenting at the hospital with diarrhoea. Only …

Objective: The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the outcome of the 'Health 2
Go'Program; a community-based health intervention focusing on improving the health of …