Some risk factors ralatea to acute diarrhoea in under 5 year old in Thanh Hoa province
- Author:
Duong Dinh Thien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diarrhoea
- MeSH:
risk factors;
child;
Diarrhea
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2003;21(1):50-55
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was performed on 10.585 household including 13.422 under 5 year old age children with 9.69% acquired acute diarrhoea and a mortality of 18.18% of cases. Risk factors ranged in decreasing order are: habit of drinking non-boiled water, latrine not reaching the standard of hygiene, unappropriate treatment of children's feaces, using unhygienic rain water, well water, lake water.
