Determinants of childhood diarrhea among underfive children in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, North West Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diarrhea is second only to pneumonia as the cause of child mortality worldwide. Developing countries particularly in Sub Saharan Africa including Ethiopia have a high burden of this disease. Studies showed that different factors were associated with the occurrence of childhood diarrhea. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify determinant factors of diarrhea in underfive children in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western Ethiopia.

Method

Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data of 2011 was used for this study. The data was extracted from the National DHS data using data extraction tools. A total of 925 under five children were selected. The logistic regression model was employed to examine the determinants of childhood diarrhoea. Both bivariate and multivari

SUBMITTER: Sinmegn Mihrete T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021233 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature