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[Epidemiological study of diarrhea in children 0-5 yr of age]
1Service de pédiatrie, Hôpital Aristide le Dantec, CHU, Dakar.
Dakar Medical
|January 1, 1989
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Diarrhoea in Dakar
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology
Context:
- Pikine Social Paediatric Institute in Dakar suburbs
- Children presenting with diarrhoea
Purpose:
- To identify epidemiological factors of childhood diarrhoea in Dakar suburbs
- To determine the prevalence of infectious agents causing diarrhoea
Summary:
- Average age of affected children is 14 months
- Nearly 50% of cases from low or irregular income families
- Coprologic examination revealed parasitic germs (26.7%), rotavirus (24.4%), and bacteria (17.6%)
Impact:
- Highlights socioeconomic and infectious links to childhood diarrhoea
- Informs public health strategies for diarrhoea prevention and control in urban Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
The authors use an investigation carried out at Pikine Social Paediatric Institute on children consulting for diarrhoea to underline the epidemiological factors of this affliction in Dakar suburbs: the average age of the children is 14 months; almost half the children came from families with low or irregular incomes; coprologic examination showed parasitic germs in 26.7% of the cases, rotavirus in 24.4%, and bacteria in 17.6%.