Investigation of factors that affect risk of diarrhea in areas of Thanh Hoa Province
- Author:
Quang Thanh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diarrhea
- MeSH:
Diarrhea;
Risk Factors;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):41-44
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was conducted on under-five year children after introduction of anti-diarrhea program in Thanh Hãa Province. The results suggested some factors could increase the incidence of diarrhea, including custom and environmental hygiene, knowledge of mothers and baby-sitters, hygiene of food, cooking instruments and personal hygiene. Some factors can affect the incidence of diarrhea differently depended on geography: Coastal delta, highland and mountain areas. In addition, there are some factors can affect insignificantly the incidence of diarrhea in Thanh Hãa Province
