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Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda
Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years old worldwide, and is the most common cause of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, diarrhea is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old. This study examined the associa...
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The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33684988 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.1.61 |
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author | Claudine, Umuhoza Kim, Ju Yeong Kim, Eun-Min Yong, Tai-Soon |
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description | Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years old worldwide, and is the most common cause of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, diarrhea is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old. This study examined the association between sociodemographic factors and diarrhea in children under 5 years using the data of 7,474 households in the 2014–2015 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey. Overall prevalence of diarrhea in this study was 12.7% in children. An increased risk for diarrhea was found for children aged 12–23 months (odds ratio (OR)=4.514), those with a low economic status (OR=1.64), those from the Western province (OR=1.439), those with poorly-educated mothers (OR=5.163), and those with families engaged in agricultural activities (OR=1.624). In conclusion, sociodemographic factors significantly affect the risk of developing diarrhea in children under 5 years in Rwanda. Designing and implementing health education promoting awareness of early interventions and rotavirus vaccination are essential to reduce diarrheal diseases for the Rwandan community. |
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spelling | pubmed-79399582021-03-16 Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda Claudine, Umuhoza Kim, Ju Yeong Kim, Eun-Min Yong, Tai-Soon Korean J Parasitol Brief Communication Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years old worldwide, and is the most common cause of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, diarrhea is the third leading cause of death in children under 5 years old. This study examined the association between sociodemographic factors and diarrhea in children under 5 years using the data of 7,474 households in the 2014–2015 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey. Overall prevalence of diarrhea in this study was 12.7% in children. An increased risk for diarrhea was found for children aged 12–23 months (odds ratio (OR)=4.514), those with a low economic status (OR=1.64), those from the Western province (OR=1.439), those with poorly-educated mothers (OR=5.163), and those with families engaged in agricultural activities (OR=1.624). In conclusion, sociodemographic factors significantly affect the risk of developing diarrhea in children under 5 years in Rwanda. Designing and implementing health education promoting awareness of early interventions and rotavirus vaccination are essential to reduce diarrheal diseases for the Rwandan community. The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2021-02 2021-02-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7939958/ /pubmed/33684988 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.1.61 Text en Copyright © 2021 by The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Claudine, Umuhoza Kim, Ju Yeong Kim, Eun-Min Yong, Tai-Soon Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda |
title | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda |
title_full | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda |
title_fullStr | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda |
title_short | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years in Rwanda |
title_sort | association between sociodemographic factors and diarrhea in children under 5 years in rwanda |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33684988 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.1.61 |
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