Correlates of diarrhoea among children below the age of 5 years in Sudan

Siziya, Seter; Muula, Adamson S; Rudatsikira, Emmanuel

doi:10.4314/ahs.v13i2.26

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“…This coupled with poor knowledge and practice of simple hygiene increase the risk of spread of disease to the under five children. The study respondent demonstrated good hygiene of hand washing after coming latrine, handling raw meat/ poultry, this study supports several other studies" [32]. The generally high prevalence of disease of them did not "changing baby's diapers, washing hand before cooking and they did not washing breast before breast feeding".…”

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Factors association with some bacteria cause diarrhea disease among children under 5 years old

Al-Mizury¹

2018

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Diarrhea has been a common cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years old. This study was intended to assessment level of personal hygiene, type of water taken by children, crowding index and some factors associated with some bacterial infection in children under 5 years." This study enrolled 143 children under 5 years with clinical evidence of diarrheal disease through the period extending from 15/4/2016 to 30/8/2016, who were admitted to Baghdad teaching hospital, stool samples were collected from children who had diarrhea were inoculated on selective culture media using standard method. "The isolate were identified depending on morphological feature of colonies and from all media biochemically using API 20E system." A total bacterial infection was observed (13.9%). Specific prevalence of species bacteria is as follows,"E.coli (7.7%), and Shigella spp. (2%), and Salmonella spp.(3.5%) and V. cholera (0.7%)." Finding from our study indicate that patient in the age group>5 years of age were more likely to have diarrhea than those who were younger, and Children that consumed tap water were more infected with bacteria (9.7%). In this study, crowding index were associated with diarrheal disease, "children from households with 1 or 2 people per room were (1.4%) less likely to have diarrhea compared to children from household with more than 3 people per room (30%). Our results indicate that availability of house hold sanitation facilities, access to filter and clean water, good personal hygiene and butter nutrition were all associated with lower incidence of diarrhea." Keywords

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Factors association with some bacteria cause diarrhea disease among children under 5 years old

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2018

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“…The same study showed that drinking water sampled from Sokoto, a major town in this region was found to contain a very high load of microbes which were far beyond the allowable limits by WHO 2 . A study carried out in Sudan by Siziya et al 32 , also supports variation in diarrhea prevalence by geographic distribution.…”

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“…This finding is corroborated by the study of Boardi and Keutunen 31 . However, according to Siziya, et al 32 , no relationship was established between wealth index and childhood diarrhea. In Nigeria, potable water as one of the key social responsibilities of the Government is either not available or not within the reach of the generality of the population.…”

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Maternal Education and Diarrhea among Children aged 0-24 Months in Nigeria

Desmennu

Oluwasanu

John-Akinola

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Afr J Reprod Health

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Childhood diarrhea remains a problem in countries like Nigeria where access to potable water, good hygiene and sanitation are lacking. Maternal education is an important determinant of health status of under-five children. Very few studies have investigated the relationship between maternal education and diarrhea in children in Nigeria. Therefore, this study was implemented to fill the gap. The study design was cross-sectional and 2013 National Survey was used. Children aged 0-24 months were investigated and the dependent variable was diarrhea status of the index child in the last two weeks prior the survey. The main independent variable was maternal education. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Logistic regression models (α=0.05). Diarrhea prevalence was 13.7% and higher (15.5%) among children of women who have no formal education, and mothers living in the North East region of Nigeria experienced the highest prevalence (26.4%). Children whose mothers had no formal education were 2.69(CI= 1.800-4.015, p<0.001) more likely to have diarrhea as compared to those who had higher education. Maternal education is an important predictor of diarrhea among children aged 0-24 months in Nigeria. Policies to reduce diarrhea among children in Nigeria should target children of the illiterate, less educated mothers and those living in the North-West. (Afr J Reprod Health 2017; 21[3]: 27-36). Keywords: Maternal Education, Childhood diarrhea, Nigeria RésuméLa diarrhée infantile demeure un problème dans des pays comme le Nigéria où l'accès à l'eau potable, à la bonne hygiène et à l'assainissement manque. L'éducation maternelle est un déterminant important de l'état de santé des enfants de moins de cinq ans. Très peu d'études ont étudié la relation entre l'éducation maternelle et la diarrhée chez les enfants au Nigeria. Par conséquent, cette étude a été mise en oeuvre pour combler l'écart. La conception de l'étude était transversale et l'enquête nationale de 2013 était utilisée. Les enfants âgés de 0 à 24 mois ont été étudiés et la variable dépendante était le statut de diarrhée de l'index chez les deux dernières semaines avant l'enquête. La principale variable indépendante était l'éducation maternelle. Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de modèles de régimes de Chi-carré et de régression logistique (α = 0,05). La prévalence de la diarrhée était de 13,7% et plus élevée (15,5%) chez les enfants des femmes qui n'ont pas reçu l'éducation formelle, et les mères qui habitent dans la région nord-est du Nigeria ont connu la plus forte prévalence (26,4%). Les enfants dont les mères n'ont pas reçu une éducation formelle étaient 2,69 (IC = 1,800-4,015, p <0,001) plus susceptibles d'avoir une diarrhée par rapport à ceux qui avaient fait des études supérieures. L'éducation maternelle est un indice important de la diarrhée chez les enfants âgés de 0 à 24 mois au Nigéria. Les politiques visant à réduire la diarrhée chez les enfants au Nigéria devraient cibler les enfants des analphabètes, des mères moins instruites et des perso...

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“…Use of unimproved toilet facilities and use of an unimproved source of drinking water increase children’s susceptibility to diarrhea [29, 30]. Besides, mother’s illiteracy and lower age (<25 years), the poor economic status of household and rural residence are also found to be associated with childhood diarrhea [19, 20, 28–31]. …”

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Disposal of children’s stools and its association with childhood diarrhea in India

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BackgroundChildren’s stool disposal is often overlooked in sanitation programs of any country. Unsafe disposal of children’s stool makes children susceptible to many diseases that transmit through faecal-oral route. Therefore, the study aims to examine the magnitude of unsafe disposal of children’s stools in India, the factors associated with it and finally its association with childhood diarrhea.MethodsData from the third round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) conducted in 2005–06 is used to carry out the analysis. The binary logistic regression model is used to examine the factors associated with unsafe disposal of children’s stool. Binary logistic regression is also used to examine the association between unsafe disposal of children’s stool and childhood diarrhea.ResultOverall, stools of 79% of children in India were disposed of unsafely. The urban-rural gap in the unsafe disposal of children’s stool was wide. Mother’s illiteracy and lack of exposure to media, the age of the child, religion and caste/tribe of the household head, wealth index, access to toilet facility and urban-rural residence were statistically associated with unsafe disposal of stool. The odds of diarrhea in children whose stools were disposed of unsafely was estimated to be 11% higher (95% CI: 1.01–1.21) than that of children whose stools were disposed of safely. An increase in the unsafe disposal of children’s stool in the community also increased the risk of diarrhea in children.ConclusionWe found significant statistical association between children’s stool disposal and diarrhea. Therefore, gains in reduction of childhood diarrhea can be achieved in India through the complete elimination of unsafe disposal of children’s stools. The sanitation programmes currently being run in India must also focus on safe disposal of children’s stool.

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Correlates of diarrhoea among children below the age of 5 years in Sudan

Cited by 65 publications

References 14 publications

Factors association with some bacteria cause diarrhea disease among children under 5 years old

Factors association with some bacteria cause diarrhea disease among children under 5 years old

Maternal Education and Diarrhea among Children aged 0-24 Months in Nigeria

Disposal of children’s stools and its association with childhood diarrhea in India

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