ACUTE DIARRHOEA AMONG UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD CHILDREN OF UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITY IN KOTA KINABALU, SABAH
The severity of childhood diarrhoea is linked with poor socioeconomic status, unhygienic living environment, and caregiver’s behaviour. This study is to determine the risk factors and economic burden associated with diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age. A case-control study using convenience sampling method with 105 cases and 105 controls was performed in Menggatal health clinic, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah between March-June 2017. Younger caregivers, without formal education, poor knowledge, practice handwashing with water only and stopped breastfeeding were associated with diarrhoea. Househol... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Global Journal of Public Health Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2021) |
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Education in Action Club
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Schlagwörter: | Diarrhoea / risk factors / house-hold cost / children / underprivileged / Medicine (General) / R5-920 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29233952 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.37557/gjphm.v3i2.95 |