| Autor: |
Md Moustafa, Kamal, Tilahun, Tewabe, Tsheten, Tsheten, Syeda Z, Hossain |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Current Therapeutic Research. 97:100686 |
| ISSN: |
0011-393X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.curtheres.2022.100686 |
| Popis: |
Diarrheal disease is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children younger than age 5 years in Bangladesh.The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of diarrhea among children younger than age 5 years and its associated risk factors.Data were sourced from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, a nationally representative study conducted in 2014. We used multilevel logistic regression models to identify factors associated with diarrheal disease.Children aged 6 to11 months (odds ratio = 2.26; 95% CI, 1.50-3.42), and 12 to 23 months (odds ratio = 2.31; 95% CI, 1.62-3.31) were more likely to have diarrhea than older children. Other significant risk factors for diarrheal infection included households without access to drinking water (odds ratio = 1.39; 95% CI, 1.03-1.88) and mothers lacking mass media access (odds ratio = 1.32; 55% CI, 1.01-1.73).Childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh was associated with individual- and community-level factors. The finding of this study suggests that diarrhea prevention programs in the country can effectively be delivered by targeting young children through expanding community-based education and increasing access to health information through mass media. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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