Predictors of Acute Diarrhoea among Hospitalized Children in Gaza Governorates: A Case-Control Study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN)

Ibrahim Aljeesh, Yousef¹  Abdo Bakry, Ghadeer¹  Khader Alnawajha, Samer¹ 

关键词: Diarrhoea;    Hospitalized children;    Predictors;    Gaza Strip;   

DOI  :  10.3329/jhpn.v33i1.3189

来源: International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

【 摘 要 】

This study aims to determine the predictors of acute diarrhoea among hospitalized children in the GazaGovernorates. The case-control design included 140 children (70 cases and 70 controls) in a stratified clustersample from Naser Medical Complex and Alnasser Pediatric Hospital. An interview questionnaire wasused, and face and content validations were performed. Multiple logistic regression was used for the multivariateanalysis of risk factors of diarrhoea in children aged less than five years. Results showed a significantassociation between diarrhoea and family income, residence, complementary feeding, and age of weaning(p<0.05). Children living in villages had lower odds of having diarrhoea by 53.2% than children living incities. Children of families with incomes between US$ 485 and 620 had lower odds of having diarrhoea by80.8% than children of families with incomes less than US$ 485. Moreover, children who did not receivecomplementary feeding had lower odds of having diarrhoea by 59.0%. We found that, for one monthincrease in weaning age, the odds of diarrhoea decreased by 1.06 times (adjusted OR=1.05, 95% CI 1.0180-1.100). The study concludes that urban residence, lower family income, complementary feeding, and lowerage of weaning are risk factors of diarrhoea among children aged less than five years in the Gaza Strip. Theresults of the study suggest that children of low-income families and those who were not naturally breastfedmay warrant more attention for prevention and/or treatment of diarrhoea. Key words: Diarrhoea, Hospitalized children; Predictors, Gaza Strip

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