Descriptive epidemiology of persistent diarrhoea among young children in rural northern India
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 67(3): 281-88, 1989. Tab
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em Inglês
| PAHO
| ID: pah-7507
Biblioteca responsável:
US1.1
Localização: US1.1, WHO COLL
ABSTRACT
In order to determine the descriptive epidemiology of persistent diarrhoea in rural northern India, a cohort of 963 children aged 0-71 months was followed prospectively for 12 months through weekly household visits. The incidence of persistent diarrhoea was 6.3 per 100 child-years among those aged 0-71 months, and was highest (31 per 100 child-years) among those aged 0-11 months. There were no significant sex-related differences in the incidence of the disease, and the overall seasonal distribution of acute and persistent diarrhoea was similar. The persistence of diarrhoeal symptoms was significantly correlated with a higher initial mean stool frequency (P0.0.1) and passage of gross blood with stools (P0.001). Persistent diarrhoea was an important problem among children during the first 2 years of life
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Diarreia
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Doenças Negligenciadas
/
Zoonoses
Base de dados:
PAHO
Assunto principal:
Diarreia Infantil
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de rastreamento
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Artigo