Persistent diarrhea: Risk factors and outcome

Umamaheswari, B; Biswal, Niranjan; Adhisivam, B; Parija, Subhash Chandra; Srinivasan, S

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“…Inadequate dietary intake weakens the responses of the immune system in children and increases vulnerability to infections. Several studies have been confirmed that infections were commonly diagnosed in children suffering from undernutrition [44, 45]. Another study identified that soil of the plantation sector of Sri Lanka has been contaminated with helminth eggs [46].…”

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Nutritional status and correlated socio-economic factors among preschool and school children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka

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BackgroundChild malnutrition is a major public health concern worldwide, leading to higher morbidity and mortality. It is mostly preventable through public health and economic development. The aim of the present study was to determine socio-economic factors associated with nutritional status among children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka.MethodsA cross-sectional study was performed among preschool and school going children in three rural communities of Sri Lanka from January to August 2014. Demographic and household characteristics were documented and anthropometric measurements were collected to calculate weight-for-age (WAZ), height-for-age (HAZ) and BMI-for-age (BAZ). Anthroplus, epiinfo and SPSS versions were used for the analysis of data.ResultsA total of 547 children (aged 1–15 years, mean 7.0 ± 3.6 years, 53% female) participated in the study. 35.6%, 26.9% and 32.9% of children were underweight, stunting and wasting respectively. Undernutrition was more common in primary school children. Maternal employment, high number of siblings, high birth orders and female children were significantly associated with undernutrition among preschool children. Living in small houses, large number of family members, low monthly income and maternal employment were significantly associated with undernutrition among school children.ConclusionsChild undernutrition is a major public health concern in the plantation sector, Sri Lanka. Health education programs among the study population could be effective for solving the problem.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4311-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Nutritional status and correlated socio-economic factors among preschool and school children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka

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“…46.8% of infants suffering from acute diarrhea were underweight and it was worse for those children having persistent diarrhea (83.35%). [18] Respiratory infections were found to be the second common infection. [19] Measles and helminthic infections too contribute to undernutrition by increasing demand for proteins and calories but reducing its absorption and utilization.…”

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Protein energy malnutrition in India: The plight of our under five children

Bhutia

2014

J Family Med Prim Care

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Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a major public health problem in India. This affects the child at the most crucial period of time of development, which can lead to permanent impairment in later life. PEM is measured in terms of underweight (low weight for age), stunting (low height for age) and wasting (low weight for height). The prevalence of stunting among under five is 48% and wasting is 19.8% and with an underweight prevalence of 42.5%, it is the highest in the world. Undernutrition predisposes the child to infection and complements its effect in contributing to child mortality. Lalonde model (1974) is used to look into the various determinants of PEM in under five children and its interrelation in causation of PEM. The determinants of PEM are broadly classified under four distinct categories: Environmental factors including the physical and social environment, behavioral factors, health-care service related and biological factors. The socio-cultural factors play an important role wherein, it affects the attitude of the care giver in feeding and care practices. Faulty feeding practice in addition to poor nutritional status of the mother further worsens the situation. The vicious cycle of poor nutritional status of the mother leading to low birth weight child further exposes the child to susceptibility to infections which aggravates the situation. However, it is seen that percapita income of the family did not have much bearing on the poor nutritional status of the child rather lack of proper health-care services adversely contributed to poor nutritional status of the child. PEM is a critical problem with many determinants playing a role in causing this vicious cycle of undernutrition. With almost half of under five children undernourished in India, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the prevalence of underweight by 2015 seems a distant dream.

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“…Antibiotic treatment can lead to various negative short‐term effects, such as vomiting, diarrhea, and anorexia 19,20 . Data from human medicine suggest that dysbiosis induced by antimicrobials is associated with an increased risk for developing asthma, postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome and chronic enteropathies such as Crohn's disease 21‐25 . Antibiotics cause prolonged intestinal dysbiosis and lead to changes in the microbial metabolism pathways in healthy dogs and humans 26‐29 .…”

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Effect of amoxicillin‐clavulanic acid on clinical scores, intestinal microbiome, and amoxicillin‐resistant Escherichia coli in dogs with uncomplicated acute diarrhea

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Suchodolski

Straubinger

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Veterinary Internal Medicne

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Persistent diarrhea: Risk factors and outcome

Abstract: The presence of these risk factors should alert the clinician to take appropriate measures, to decrease the mortality.

Cited by 21 publications

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Nutritional status and correlated socio-economic factors among preschool and school children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka

Nutritional status and correlated socio-economic factors among preschool and school children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka

Protein energy malnutrition in India: The plight of our under five children

Effect of amoxicillin‐clavulanic acid on clinical scores, intestinal microbiome, and amoxicillin‐resistant Escherichia coli in dogs with uncomplicated acute diarrhea

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