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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Risk factors for high diarrhoea frequency: a study in rural Zimbabwe
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 85, No. 6, Year 1991
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Description
Diarrhoea morbidity data were collected prospectively over 22 months from a cohort of young children living in a deprived community in rural Zimbabwe. Despite the general high prevalence of diarrhoeal disease, there was considerable individual variability in attack rates. Risk factors associated with high diarrhoea frequency were therefore sought by a questionnaire study on feeding, environmental, educational and socio-economic factors. This was supported by observation of living conditions, and water and sanitation facilities. Surprisingly, no association was found between diarrhoeal morbidity and any of these factors, suggesting that other factors such as individual hygiene behaviour or individual susceptibility to diarrhoea may play a role in determining the observed differences in diarrhoea rates in this community. © 1991.
Authors & Co-Authors
Moy, Robert John D.
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Booth, Ian Westerby
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Choto, R. G.A.B.
Zimbabwe, Harare
Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine
Mcneish, A. S.
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0035-9203(91)90466-C
ISSN:
00359203
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Zimbabwe