Effect of environmental sanitation on diarrhoal diseases incidence in pre-school children in urban and rural areas

ABSTRACT

Effects of environmental conditions and selected demographic factors on the diarrhea of pre-school children were investigated by sampling 2 groups of children, rural and urban, attending El- Shatby Pediatrics Hospital Outpatient Clinic. The relative risk for the abovementioned factors was calculated and the comparison between the 2 groups indicated the importance of interaction of environmental and socioeconomic variables. For instance, the relative risks for male/female ratio, mothers' education, mothers' work, and house ventilation were 7.48, 2.06, 9.4, respectively. Incorporation of the socioeconomic development and environmental sanitation is needed to ensure reduction of morbidity and mortality of pre-school children diarrhea in Egypt and other developing nations