Pathogen-specific predicting factors of childhood diarrhoea and their seasonality: evaluation from Rohingya refugees and host population in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bangladesh observed a sudden massive influx of Rohingya refugees in August 2017. This large migrant population relative to a smaller host community placed a burden and threat on the public health sector. Due to the lack of pathogen-specific predicting factors and the influence of seasonal variation on childhood diarrhoeal pathogens in a densely populated area, we aimed to explore the same among Rohingya refugees and the host population.

Methods

We collected data from under-five children of Rohingya refugees and hosts between 2018 and 2023 from the Diarrhea Treatment Center (DTC)-based surveillance system that served our study population. We collected and tested stool samples to detect enteric pathogens. We performed a multiple logistic regression analysis to ident

SUBMITTER: Shaly NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828441 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature