Patterns of diarrhoeal disease among under-five children in Plateau State, Nigeria, 2013–2017

BMC Public Health

Idongesit Wilson¹  Ayo Stephen Adebowale²  Vijaya Kancherla³  Joseph Chikan Jiwok⁴  Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo⁵ 

[1] African Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria;Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria;Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA;Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Abuja, Nigeria;Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria;Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Abuja, Nigeria;Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria;

关键词: Diarrhoea;    Trends;    Under-five children;    Plateau state;    Nigeria;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-021-12110-y

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDiarrhoea is the second commonest cause of under-five mortality accounting for over half a million deaths annually. Although the prevalence of diarrhoea in Plateau State is lower than the national figure, the level remains high despite remarkable progress in the reduction of under-five mortality. This study seeks to determine the pattern of diarrhoea disease among under-fives in Plateau State.MethodsWe extracted data from the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response platform between January 2013 and December 2017 and analysed the trends of diarrhoea, age-specific case fatality rate (ASCFR), and seasonal patterns. We modelled the quarterly pattern of diarrhoea cases using additive time series and predicted the expected cases for 2018–2020.ResultsWe documented 60,935 cases of diarrhoea with age group 12–59 months having the highest number of cases (49.3%). The age group < 1 month had the highest ASCFR of 0.53%. Seasonal variation showed cases peaked in the first and third quarters of each year, except for the year 2016. The time series projection estimated 16,256, 17,645 and 19,034 cases in the year 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively.ConclusionSeasonal variation exists, and trends show an increased pattern of diarrhoeal disease among under-fives. There is a need to strengthen the implementation of diarrhoeal preventive and control strategy in the state and to improve the quality of data reporting.

【 授权许可】

CC BY