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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
The epidemiology of acute diarrhoea in a rural community in Imo State, Nigeria
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 81, No. 5, Year 1987
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As part of an evaluation of a water supply and sanitation project, a baseline cross-sectional study of diarrhoea, and its putative risk factors, was conducted in 5 villages in Imo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 4641 and 5920 persons during surveys in the dry and wet seasons, respectively. 8 d period prevalence rates for diarrhoea ranged from 5 to 50%, with the highest rates occuring in the 6 to 23 month age group. Diarrhoea was associated with up to 75% of all illnesses in young children and with about 20% in adults. Risk factors included lower socio-economic status, an unclean domestic environment, use of non-purified water, absence of soap, and feeding methods other than exclusive breast-feeding in the early months of infancy. These results suggest that the education component of water supply and sanitation projects should emphasize personal and domestic hygiene and infant feeding. © 1987.
Authors & Co-Authors
Huttly, Sharon R.A.
Unknown Affiliation
Blum, Deborah
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Kirkwood, Betty R.
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Emeh, Robert N.
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Feachem, Richard G.A.
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Statistics
Citations: 78
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0035-9203(87)90055-1
ISSN:
00359203
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria