Sarita K Sharma, Gopal Patil, Prashant Ghunkikar, Pragati G Rathod, Komal Dhumal
Unraveling Factors Shaping the Acceptance and Non-acceptance of Non-scalpel Vasectomy in Rural Central India: A Cross-Sectional Study
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diarrhoea global health problem quarter diarrhoeal deaths occur among children less five years different literatures analyzed presentation outcomes less five diarrhoeal children world made remarkable progress reducing child mortality older children growing number aim identify clinical differentials variations pathogens among younger less five older five nine years diarrhoeal children data extracted diarrhoeal disease surveillance system ddss dhaka hospital urban site matlab hospital rural site international centre diarrhoeal disease research bangladesh period january 2012 december 2021 28781 12499 surveillance patients dhaka matlab hospital 614 213 278 222 children five nineyears age respectively among five children 2456 dhaka hospital 1112 matlab hospital selected randomly analysis four times five nine years age children 14 vomiting abdominal pain dehydrating diarrhoea significantly higher older children comparison children less five years age pvalue 005 adjusting study site gender antibiotic use hospitalization diarrhoeal duration 24 hours intake oral rehydration fluid home parental education wash practice history cough vibrio cholerae salmonella shigella common fecal pathogen observed among older children compared five adjusting age gender study site although percentage admitted diarrhoeal children five nine years less five years children presented critical illness different diarrhoeal pathogens observations may help clinicians formulate better case management strategies children five nine years may reduce morbidity