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RISK FACTORS FOR ACUTE DIARRHEA MORTALITY | ||
| IRAQI JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nasheit A. Nasheit; Hussam M. Al-Alwany; Lamia A.K. Al-Saady | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of childhood death and disease in the developing countries. Dehydration, dysentery and persistent diarrhea cause these deaths. Childhood morbidity and mortality associated with diarrhea share a dramatic burden of health services and cost in these countries. Objective:Tostudy the important risk factors for death in children with acute diarrhea less than two years of age. Methods: A retrospective study between 1996 – 2000 was performed to study the risk factors for death in children admitted to Al–Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital because of acute diarrhea below two years of age, the number of admitted cases were 336 case and there was 11 cases of death. Results: The characteristics of the died cases are the followings: Young age mainly less than one year, low body weight, male sex, artificial feeding, and residency in a rural areas and severe degree of dehydration are important risk factors for death. Conclusion: The important risk factors for death in cases with acute diarrhea are severe dehydration , male sex ,artificial feeding ,low body weight and residency in rural areas. Key words: Acute diarrhea , Severe dehydration , risk factor | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Acute diarrhea; Severe dehydration; risk factor | ||
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