Incidence and risk factors of common infections among children in Wonago, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are limited data in Ethiopia on common childhood illnesses. We aimed to measure the incidence and risk factors of common childhood illnesses in rural parts of southern Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cohort study.

Participants and study setting

A total of 903 children of 5 years or younger were included between July 2017 and January 2018. We randomly selected households from three administrative units (kebeles) in Wonago district in Ethiopia.

Outcomes

Data on incidence of illnesses were collected by interviewing the mothers of the children every second week, in 6 months. Incidence densities per child-week of observation were calculated, and predictors or recurrent illnesses were evaluated in multilevel Poisson regression models.

Results

SUBMITTER: Hailu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423750 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature