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Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia

INTRODUCTION: Escherichia coli are among the major causes of mortality and morbidity in under-five children in developing nations including Ethiopia. METHODS: A non-analytical observational study design followed by a purposive sampling technique was conducted from October 2017 to June 2018, to isola...

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Autores principales: Wolde, Amanuel, Deneke, Yosef, Sisay, Tesfaye, Mathewos, Mesfin, Fesseha, Haben
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Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8518477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34675750
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRTM.S327129
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author Wolde, Amanuel
Deneke, Yosef
Sisay, Tesfaye
Mathewos, Mesfin
Fesseha, Haben
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Deneke, Yosef
Sisay, Tesfaye
Mathewos, Mesfin
Fesseha, Haben
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description INTRODUCTION: Escherichia coli are among the major causes of mortality and morbidity in under-five children in developing nations including Ethiopia. METHODS: A non-analytical observational study design followed by a purposive sampling technique was conducted from October 2017 to June 2018, to isolate Escherichia coli and determine its associated risk factors from diarrheic children that were admitted to Christian hospital, Wolaita Sodo town. E. coli was confirmed using standard culture and biochemical analyses of the bacterium. In addition, a semi-structured questionnaire was provided to evaluate the potential risk factors that contribute to diarrhea in children. RESULTS: The overall isolation rate of E. coli in diarrheic children was 61.8% (68/110) (95% CI: 52.1–70.9%). Factors such as age, contact with either animals or manure, negligence to handwashing before a meal with soap, and exclusive breastfeeding at six months (p<0.05) has significant contribution to the prevalence of the E. coli in diarrheic children. The odds of being infected were highest in children whose caretakers had a habit of the negligence of handwashing before the meal (AOR = 6; 95% CI 30.8–49.8%; p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Improving the hygienic practices amongst parents of children reduces its Escherichia coli occurrence. Furthermore, awareness of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to parents of children should be maximized.
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spelling pubmed-85184772021-10-20 Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia Wolde, Amanuel Deneke, Yosef Sisay, Tesfaye Mathewos, Mesfin Fesseha, Haben Res Rep Trop Med Original Research INTRODUCTION: Escherichia coli are among the major causes of mortality and morbidity in under-five children in developing nations including Ethiopia. METHODS: A non-analytical observational study design followed by a purposive sampling technique was conducted from October 2017 to June 2018, to isolate Escherichia coli and determine its associated risk factors from diarrheic children that were admitted to Christian hospital, Wolaita Sodo town. E. coli was confirmed using standard culture and biochemical analyses of the bacterium. In addition, a semi-structured questionnaire was provided to evaluate the potential risk factors that contribute to diarrhea in children. RESULTS: The overall isolation rate of E. coli in diarrheic children was 61.8% (68/110) (95% CI: 52.1–70.9%). Factors such as age, contact with either animals or manure, negligence to handwashing before a meal with soap, and exclusive breastfeeding at six months (p<0.05) has significant contribution to the prevalence of the E. coli in diarrheic children. The odds of being infected were highest in children whose caretakers had a habit of the negligence of handwashing before the meal (AOR = 6; 95% CI 30.8–49.8%; p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Improving the hygienic practices amongst parents of children reduces its Escherichia coli occurrence. Furthermore, awareness of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to parents of children should be maximized. Dove 2021-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8518477/ /pubmed/34675750 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRTM.S327129 Text en © 2021 Wolde et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Deneke, Yosef
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Mathewos, Mesfin
Fesseha, Haben
Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
title Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_full Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_fullStr Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_short Isolation of Escherichia coli and Its Associated Risk Factor from Diarrheic Children in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia
title_sort isolation of escherichia coli and its associated risk factor from diarrheic children in wolaita sodo town, southern ethiopia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8518477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34675750
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRTM.S327129
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