Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh|Kassawmar Andargie|Molalign Tarekegn
Prevalence and determinants of acute diarrhea among children younger than five years old in Jabithennan District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
Bahir Dar University
despite global decline death rates children younger five years old risk child dying turning five years age remains highest african region problem child death ethiopia worse ethiopian child 30 times likely die hisher fifth birthday child western europe therefore aim study assess prevalence factors associated diarrhea among children younger five years olda communitybased crosssectional study conducted mothers children younger five years old april june 2014 multistage sampling procedure used select eligible women data coded entered cleaned analyzed spss software package version 16he data 775 mothers included analysis 215 children diarrhea two weeks survey main factors affecting occurrence diarrhea residence odds ratio aor 1129 95 confidence interval ci 3493652 sex aor 252 95 ci128493 methods complementary feeding aor 5088 95 ci 2385 10854 types water storage equipment aor 1950 95 ci 8114690 cleansing materials used wash hands aor 553 95 ci 2191399approximately onefifth children included study reported diarrheal disease residence sex child type water storage container methods complementary feeding cleansing materials wash hands important variables affected occurrence diarrhea children therefore families government nongovernmental organizations working area must cooperate interventions prevention minimize risk disease