Socioeconomic factors associated with diarrheal diseases among under-five children of the nomadic population in northeast Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Woldu, Wondwoson ^a   Bitew, Bikes Destaw ^b   Gizaw, Zemichael ^b  

^a Hadaleala District Health Office   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Afar Region; Childhood diarrhea; Nomads; Socioeconomic factors; Under five children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 85002651326     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41182-016-0040-7     Document Type: Review

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