Diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections prevalence and risk factors among under-five children in Iraq in 2000

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

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“…10 Iraq study showed that 6.9% of under-five children also had acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the last two weeks and diarrhoea was associated with age of child, area of residence, maternal education, source of water, toilet facility, disposal of children' stool and disposal of dirty water. 13 Indian studies found that household member with cholera during the period of surveillance, young age, lower educational level and non-potable water at storage points was associated with water borne diseases. 7,8 At the same time it is important to look for the quality of water distribution system from the source.…”

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Diarrhoeal Diseases in Developing Countries: A Situational Analysis

Kumar

Subitha

2013

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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Recent data showed that there is no much reduction in diarrhoea related morbidity in developing countries. This is important in view of the Millennium Developmental Goal (MDG) to be achieved by 2015. This study reviewed and analyzed after gathering the recent literature information from Pubmed, internet and other sources. The authors discussed public health issues related to diarrhoeal diseases that include problem burden, determinants, intervention strategies, management, prevention and recent developments for control of diarrhoea among under-five children in developing countries. The study emphasizes the need for strengthening of comprehensive diarrhoeal disease prevention strategy at primary level including improvement of water quality, hygiene and sanitation, along with provision of oral rehydration solution and zinc supplements, and research in the field of vaccine and cost effective interventions.

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Section: Problem Burden and Determinantsmentioning

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Diarrhoeal Diseases in Developing Countries: A Situational Analysis

Kumar

Subitha

2013

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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“…This difference might be due to social and cultural factors which have been followed in the family. Siziya et al [9] also showed that poor socioeconomic status of the family was associated with the incidence of diarrhea. Datta et al [11] observed that the incidence of diarrhea was found to be more among low socioeconomic status as compared to upper class.…”

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“…Mother's education was compared with their KAP and observed significant association (P < 0.05). In a study done by Siziya et al [9] on diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, prevalence and risk factors among under-5 children in Iraq in 2000 showed a significant association between maternal education and maternal socioeconomic status with the prevalence of diarrhea and ARI (AOR = 1.11, 95% confidence interval [1.04, 1.18]). Similarly, a study done by Ibrahim et al [10] which was a 3-year demographic surveillance observed that under-5 mortality from diarrhea in children of illiterate mothers was more in comparison with literate mothers.…”

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Association of maternal education and socioeconomic status with knowledge, attitude, and practice of her child regarding acute respiratory infections

Mutalik¹,

Raje²

2017

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONChildhood acute respiratory infections are a significant public public health problem in developing and underdeveloped countries. Pneumonia deaths account for approximately onefourth of the total deaths in under-five children, in India. [1] ARI is also an important cause of morbidity in the children across world, with an average about 5 episodes of ARI per child per year so accounting for about 238 million attacks. Medical records of states with high infant mortality rate show that up to 13% of inpatient deaths in pediatric wards are due to ARI.[2] The proportion of death due to ARI in the community is much higher as many children die at home. The rural parts of India where most of the population resides have still more deaths due to ARI due to poor health infrastructure, poor facilities and services, absence of doctors, poor accessibility, and many more. Hence, there is a certain need to create awareness among parents by which they can prevent the mortality and morbidity due to ARI.One of the determinants of child health is the knowledge of the child's mother [3] In most of communities across the Background:The proportion of death due to ARI in the community is much higher as many children die at home. ARI is also an important cause of morbidity in the children across world, with an average about 5 episodes of ARI per child per year so accounting for about 238 million attacks. Medical records of states with high infant mortality rate show that up to 13% of inpatient deaths in pediatric wards are due to ARI. Objectives: The objectives are to find the association between socioeconomic status with maternal knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP), to find the association of maternal education with child KAP, and to find the association of maternal education with maternal KAP. Materials and Methods: A crosssectional study was carried out among the secondary high school children Azad High School, Kasegaon, to find the relationship between maternal education and socioeconomic status on KAP of mother and her child regarding acute respiratory infections. A pre-structured and pretested questionnaire was used to get the information regarding definition, causes, signs, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of respiratory illness. Results: Nearly 68% of the mothers completed school education, 6.8% had college education, and 37% were illiterate mothers. As per the occupation, 54.7% were farmers, 23.6% were labors, 12.8% were housewives, and 8.8% were professionals. Most of the families were belonging to middle class, i.e., 72.3%, 25.7% to lower class, and 2% to upper class. Conclusion: Maternal socioeconomic class and maternal education have an important role in the KAP of her children regarding acute respiratory infections.

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“…However, a community-based cross-sectional study undertaken in 21 registered urban slums of Guwahati in Assam, India to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among 370 underfive children from 184 households and 370 families, from 15 th September to 30 th December 2004, as reported by [16], the prevalence of ARI was found to be 26.22%; infants and female children were more affected, (27.35%) than males (25.69%). The study from Zambia observed that in the under-five children, ARI was significantly associated with sex of child [15].…”

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“…They further stated that these findings were in agreement with the works of [10,11], in Iraq, but against the result found by [12,13], also against the result found by [14], in Iraq but found that male gender was significantly associated with ARI severity. Bangladesh study reported that ARI in the rural community was 14.9% and 14.4% in males and females respectively in the ARI episodes [15]. However, a community-based cross-sectional study undertaken in 21 registered urban slums of Guwahati in Assam, India to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with ARI among 370 underfive children from 184 households and 370 families, from 15 th September to 30 th December 2004, as reported by [16], the prevalence of ARI was found to be 26.22%; infants and female children were more affected, (27.35%) than males (25.69%).…”

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The Relationship of Gender in the Pattern and Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection among Infants in Rivers State, Nigeria

Owens¹,

Harper²,

Sd³

et al. 2017

J Community Med Health Educ

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Statement of the problem: Gender had a much wider influence on disease than is usually acknowledged. More so, relative contributions of social and biological factors had not been clearly delineated for many diseases. Higher mortality rates are usually observed in male infants with lower acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and pneumonia particularly during the first month of life than the female infants due to immature lungs in males. The rate declines between 6 and 12 months after birth. The study aims to determine the existence and pattern of relationship between risk of ARI and gender. Methodology and theoretical orientation:The study was designed as a community based retrospective casecontrol study of 1,100 infants randomly selected from 12 communities out of 6 Local Government Areas of the 3 senatorial districts of Rivers State. A multistage random sampling technique was used in selecting the subjects up to the community level. Descriptive method was used to represent the characteristics of the subjects and the differences in ARI between male and female infants were tested in a bivariate logistics regression at 5% level of significance. Odds ratio (OR) were used to interpret the size effect measures of ARI on gender differences. Findings:A total of 275 Cases of ARI and 825 controls were included in the study. The ARI cases were found to be slightly higher in Female infants (27.8%) than in the Male infants (22.4%). For the Female infants, the odds for ARI were 1.3 times significantly higher compared to those of their Male counterparts (OR=1.32, p=0.048, 95%CI=1.003-1.735). Conclusion and significance:Understanding such differences between Male and Female infants will enhance the knowledge about the epidemiology, outcome and effectiveness in prevention and control of ARIs.Recommendation: Awareness creation on gender differences in susceptibility to acute-respiratory infection among infants requires sustainable attention.

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Diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections prevalence and risk factors among under-five children in Iraq in 2000

Cited by 65 publications

References 13 publications

Diarrhoeal Diseases in Developing Countries: A Situational Analysis

Diarrhoeal Diseases in Developing Countries: A Situational Analysis

Association of maternal education and socioeconomic status with knowledge, attitude, and practice of her child regarding acute respiratory infections

The Relationship of Gender in the Pattern and Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection among Infants in Rivers State, Nigeria

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