Prevalence and determinants of acute diarrhea among children younger than five years old in Jabithennan District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014

BMC Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-8

  Anteneh, Zelalem Alamrew ^a   Andargie, Kassawmar ^a   Tarekegn, Molalign ^b  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Children younger than five years old; Diarrheal Disease; Jabithennan District

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; ETHIOPIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MOTHER; ODDS RATIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRINKING WATER; ETHIOPIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85009952107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4021-5     Document Type: Article

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