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Severity of Diarrhea and Malnutrition among Under Five-Year-Old Children in Rural Bangladesh
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enteric pathogens commonly associated diarrhea among malnourished childrenthis study aimed determine association severity diarrheal illnesses malnutrition among 5yearold childrenduring 2010 2011 studied 2324 5yearold diarrheal children mild disease md moderatetosevere disease msd attending hospital bangladeshchildren msd likely malnourished compared children md 35 versus 24 p 0001in multivariate analysis malnutrition odds ratio 95 confidence interval 153 122 192 age child 2459 months 167 128 219 fever 165 128 212 abdominal pain 187 148 237 straining 593 480 733 infection shigella 326 238 446 vibrio cholerae 221 107 458 shown significantly associated msdfactors significantly associated malnutrition disease severity 156 124 195 age 2459 months 175 138 222 mothers schooling 154 116 204 monthly household income 171 142 207childhood malnutrition associated dysentery dehydrating diarrhea