| Literature DB >> 7716257 |
L Muhe1, P Byass, L Freij, A Sandström, S Wall.
Abstract
A prospective weekly home surveillance study was undertaken to determine morbidity patterns within the Butajira Rural Health project in central Ethiopia. Overall prevalence of illness was 5.8% in 1216 person-years observed among rural Ethiopian children aged under 5 years. Acute respiratory infections (ARI) (prevalence 2.8%) and acute diarrhoea (2.4%) were the commonest conditions. Episodes of illness were distributed unequally among children, with a mean of 2.34 episodes per child. These included an average of 1.13 episodes of ARI (of which 0.16 had lower respiratory symptoms [ALRI]) and 1.17 episodes of acute diarrhoea. Sanitation factors were the principal risks for gastroenteritis, while living in rural areas predisposed children to ARI. Parental factors such as illiteracy were also linked to morbidity.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Child; Community Surveys; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Diseases; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Ethiopia; Health; Health Surveys; Illiterates; Incidence; Infections; Measurement; Morbidity; Natural Resources; Population; Population Characteristics; Public Health; Research Report; Respiratory Infections; Risk Factors; Sampling Studies; Sanitation; Signs And Symptoms; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Surveys; Water Supply; Youth
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7716257 DOI： 10.1016/s0033-3506(05)80003-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Public Health ISSN： 0033-3506 Impact factor: 2.427