[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of diarrhea and associated risk factors among children under-five years of age in Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

B Mengistie, Y Berhane, A Worku - Open Journal of Preventive …, 2013 - scirp.org
Diarrhea remains a major cause of mortality in children under 5 years of age in Sub-
Saharan countries in Africa. Risk factors for diarrhea vary by context and have important …

Pooled prevalence and associated factors of diarrhea among under-five years children in East Africa: A multilevel logistic regression analysis

AA Tareke, EB Enyew, BA Takele - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Worldwide, diarrhea is the second most common cause of death and morbidity
among under-five years' children. In sub-saran Africa, access to water, sanitation, and …

Socioeconomic factors associated with diarrheal diseases among under-five children of the nomadic population in northeast Ethiopia

W Woldu, BD Bitew, Z Gizaw - Tropical medicine and health, 2016 - Springer
Background Diarrheal disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among
under-five children worldwide. Every day, more than 4000 children lose their lives due to …

Prevalence of diarrhea disease and risk factors in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

CS Yilgwan, SN Okolo - Annals of African medicine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Diarrhea is widely recognized as a major cause of childhood morbidity and
mortality in many developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. According to …

Determinants of childhood diarrhea in Medebay Zana District, Northwest Tigray, Ethiopia: a community based unmatched case–control study

KF Asfaha, FA Tesfamichael, GK Fisseha, KH Misgina… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Globally, childhood diarrhea is amongst the most prevalent health problems
and accounts for 9% of all deaths in children under-five. In Ethiopia, childhood diarrhea is a …

Risk correlates of diarrhea in children under 5 years of age in slums of Bankura, West Bengal

A Gupta, G Sarker, AJ Rout, T Mondal… - Journal of global …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Diarrheal diseases are an important cause of mortality and morbidity globally
in children under 5 years of age. Objective: To find the prevalence and risk factors of …

Investigation of a community outbreak of typhoid fever associated with drinking water

A Farooqui, A Khan, SU Kazmi - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
Background This report is about the investigation of an outbreak of typhoid fever claimed
three human lives and left more than 300 people suffered within one week. The aim of this …

Geographical variations and factors associated with childhood diarrhea in Tanzania: a national population based survey 2015-16

P Edwin, M Azage - Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2019 - ajol.info
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among
under 5 children in low-and middle-income countries. In Tanzania, diarrhea remains one of …

Recombinant human lactoferrin treatment for global health issues: iron deficiency and acute diarrhea

DR Bethell, J Huang - Biometals, 2004 - Springer
Iron deficiency and diarrhea are two of the most significant issues for global health. Iron
deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, affecting nearly …

Human astrovirus, norovirus (GI, GII), and sapovirus infections in Pakistani children with diarrhea

TG Phan, M Okame, TA Nguyen… - Journal of medical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Fecal specimens from 517 infants and young children admitted to the Civil Karachi Hospital,
Dow Medical College, Karachi city, Pakistan with acute gastroenteritis from 1990 to 1994 …