| Literature DB >> 8324851 |
J C Baltazar1, T V Tiglao, S B Tempongko.
Abstract
The relationship between personal and domestic hygiene behaviour and hospitalized childhood diarrhoea was examined in a case-control study of 356 cases and 357 controls from low-income families in metropolitan Manila. Indices of hygiene behaviour were defined for overall cleanliness, kitchen hygiene, and living conditions. Only the indices for overall cleanliness and kitchen hygiene were significantly associated with diarrhoea. An increasing excess risk of hospitalization with severe diarrhoea was noted as the ratings for standards of hygiene became lower, and this excess risk persisted even after controlling for confounding variables. The implications of our findings for the control of diarrhoeal disease are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Bias; Case Control Studies; Child Health; Control Groups; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Diseases; Economic Factors; Education; Error Sources; Health; Health Education; Health Facilities; Hospitals; Hygiene; Low Income Population; Matched Groups; Measurement; Philippines; Population; Population Characteristics; Public Health; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sanitation; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southeastern Asia; Studies; Urban Population
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8324851 PMCID： PMC2393494
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull World Health Organ ISSN： 0042-9686 Impact factor: 9.408