Development of a diarrhoea severity scoring scale in a passive health facility-based surveillance system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diarrhoeal disease remains a leading cause of death among children mostly in low and middle-income countries. Factors contributing to disease severity are complex and there is currently no consensus on a scoring tool for use in community-based studies.

Methods

Data were collected during a passive surveillance system in an outpatient health facility in Lusaka, Zambia from March 2019 to July 2019. Diarrhea episodes were assessed for severity using an in-house severity scoring tool (CIDRZ) and previously published scores (Vesikari, Clark, CODA, and DHAKA). The CIDRZ score was constructed using fieldworker-reported clinical signs and exploratory factor analysis. We used precision-recall curves measuring severe diarrhoea (i.e., requiring intravenous rehydration or refe

SUBMITTER: St Jean DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377573 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature