Understanding the impact of rainfall on diarrhea: testing the concentration-dilution hypothesis using a systematic review and meta-analysis

ANM Kraay, O Man, MC Levy, K Levy… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Projected increases in extreme weather may change relationships between
rain-related climate exposures and diarrheal disease. Whether rainfall increases or …

Climate and climate-sensitive diseases in semi-arid regions: a systematic review

RP Moreira, AC Costa, TF Gomes… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives We aim to describe the relationships between climate variables and climate-
sensitive diseases (CSDs) in semi-arid regions, highlighting the different main groups of …

Assessing comorbidity of diarrhea and acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years: evidence from Kenya's demographic health survey 2014

DM Mulatya, FW Mutuku - Journal of primary care & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Kenya is one among the 15 countries that account for three-quarters of the
global mortality burden due to diarrhea and respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Comorbidity of …

Diarrhea in under five year-old children in Nepal: a spatiotemporal analysis based on demographic and health survey data

R Li, Y Lai, C Feng, R Dev, Y Wang, Y Hao - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Diarrhea in children under five years of age remains a challenge in reducing
child mortality in Nepal. Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns and influencing factors …

[HTML][HTML] Disease burden and risk factors of diarrhoea in children under five years: Evidence from Kenya's demographic health survey 2014

DM Mulatya, C Ochieng - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed at examining the socio-demographic, environmental and
behavioural determinants of diarrhoea in children under five years in Kenya. Methods The …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of climate variability and seasonal influence on diarrhoeal disease in the tropical city-state of Singapore–A time-series analysis

J Aik, J Ong, LC Ng - International journal of hygiene and environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Diarrhoeal disease is common and imposes substantial health and economic
burdens across the globe, especially in the African and Southeast Asian regions. Besides …

Comparing the performance of conventional PCR, RTQ-PCR, and droplet digital PCR assays in detection of Shigella

J Yang, N Zhang, J Lv, P Zhu, X Pan, J Hu… - Molecular and cellular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The incidence of foodborne infections caused by Shigella spp. is still very high in every year,
which poses a great potential threat to public health. Conventional quantification methods …

Does seasonal variation affect diarrhoea prevalence among children in India? An analysis based on spatial regression models

H Chaurasia, S Srivastava, JK Singh - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Diarrhoea is the eighth leading cause of childhood mortality and is responsible for 1.6
million deaths/year in children under five years of age. This study aims to explore the effect …

The phenomenon of summer diarrhea and its waning, 1910-1930

DM Anderson, DI Rees, T Wang - Explorations in economic history, 2020 - Elsevier
During the first two decades of the 20 th century, diarrheal deaths among American infants
and children surged every summer. Although we still do not know what pathogen (or …

5 岁以下儿童腹泻影响因素研究进展

唐琼, 龙毅, 杨丽娜 - 中国公共卫生, 2020 - zgggws.com
腹泻是中国重要的公共卫生问题之一, 常见于5 岁以下儿童, 给个人, 家庭和社会均带来较大负担.
本文从感染性因素和非感染性因素2 个主要方面对5 岁以下儿童腹泻发生的影响因素进行综述 …