Zhuxin Zhang, Le Li, Zhenhao Zhang, Zhao Hu, Yulong Xiong, Likun Zhou, Yan Yao
Associations of 50 modifiable risk factors with atrial fibrillation using Mendelian randomization analysis
European journal of clinical investigation
diarrhea poses significant threat lives children gambia accounting approximately 9 deaths among children age five addressing reducing child mortality diarrhea diseases crucial achieving sustainable development goal sdg 3 specifically target 32 aims eliminate preventable deaths newborns children age five 2030 thus research aims assess prevalence contextual factors associated diarrhea among underfive children gambia research employed secondary data 201920 gambia demographic health survey gdhs study initially involved 8362 women aged 15 49 years 6929 women children five included analysis data analyzed using stata crosstabulation model fitting multilevel logistic regression applied accommodate hierarchical structure demographic health survey data model comparison parameters bic aic deviance llr variables pvalue less 005 selected multivariable analysis statistical significance factors determined using adjusted odds ratio 95 confidence interval ci pvalue less 005 prevalence diarrhea underfive children 532 males 468 females final model kerewan aor 058 95 ci 033098 basse aor 059 95 ci 035098 significantly lower odds childhood diarrhea compared banjul female children show slightly lower yet significant odds diarrhea compared males aor 096 95 ci 086098 deliveries government health centers associated higher odds childhood diarrhea compared home births aor 124 95 ci 101152 mothers postsecondary education significantly lower odds children diarrhea without education aor 050 95 ci 026099 controlling confounders study findings indicate several factors significantly impact risk childhood diarrhea gambia factors include region residence sex child place delivery education level mother study suggests existing interventions aimed improving child health outcomes country take consideration influential factors addressing modifiable factors enhance effectiveness interventions promote better health outcomes children gambia