Three of four recent major sanitation intervention trials found no effect on diarrhea. These
results conflicted with longstanding beliefs from decades of literature. To understand this …

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal and liver diseases (GILDs) are major causes of death and
disability in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). However, they have different patterns in …

Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by the protozoan parasite
Cryptosporidium species, which is a leading cause of diarrhea in a variety of vertebrate …

Introduction: Diarrhea is a leading cause of mortality in children in developing countries and
the condition is worse in slums. In order to provide effective preventive and management …

Objectives: To assess the risk factors associated with diarrhea among children below 5-
years-old in Mukalla, Yemen, and compare with other studies. Methods: We conducted a …

Background Little is known about the factors associated with the World Health Organization
(WHO) recommendation of breastfeeding for at least 2 years. The objective of this study was …

A cross-sectional study was undertaken during 2012-2013 to determine the prevalence,
strains and factors associated with rotavirus infection among under-5-year-old children …

Background: Prevention and control of childhood diarrhea is a global priority. We conducted
a case-control study of childhood diarrhea in Shanghai. Methods: We prospectively recruited …

Intestinal parasitic infections in children still remain an important public health problems in
developing countries including Egypt. Several environmental and socio-economic factors …

Rotavirus (RV) is the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide.
Consequently, we conducted a systematic literature review on articles studying RV in the 25 …