Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)

Abstract Diarrhea is a significant pediatric public health concern globally and places a significant burden on healthcare systems. In resource‐limited settings, the problems of diarrhea could be worse than reported. Continuously monitoring and understanding the changing epidemiology of diarrhea, inc...

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Autores principales:	Godfrey Musuka, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Grant Murewanhema, Diego Cuadros, Innocent Chingombe, Helena Herrera, Felicia Takavarasha, Munyaradzi Mapingure
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Publicado:	Wiley 2021
Materias:	diarrhea medical treatment under 5 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2414be80c1334fe2a1de0e81b31ff03b2021-11-04T13:06:43ZAssociations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)2048-717710.1002/fsn3.2596https://doaj.org/article/2414be80c1334fe2a1de0e81b31ff03b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2596https://doaj.org/toc/2048-7177Abstract Diarrhea is a significant pediatric public health concern globally and places a significant burden on healthcare systems. In resource‐limited settings, the problems of diarrhea could be worse than reported. Continuously monitoring and understanding the changing epidemiology of diarrhea, including risk factors, remain an important aspect necessary to design effective public health interventions to reduce the incidence, outcomes and strain on healthcare resources caused by diarrheal illness. We, therefore, undertook this study to understand the factors associated with diarrhea as well as describe determinants for seeking medical treatment in children under‐five in Zimbabwe using the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016 Data. Children with recent diarrhea were on average younger (mean age 22 months), compared to those who did not have an episode of diarrhea (mean age 30 months) p = .001. Incidence of recent diarrhea was lower among female children compared to their male counterparts (16% vs. 19%), p = .013. Incidence of diarrhea decreased with increasing maternal education level and so was the same for increasing wealth quintile. Those with unimproved sources of drinking water had a higher incidence of diarrhea. The wealth quintile remained the only factor associated with seeking medical attention for a recent diarrhea episode among children less than 6 years, with those in the highest wealth quintile being 2.49 times likely to do so, p = .031. The results are useful in informing pediatric public health policies and strategies for them to be successful in significantly reducing the incidence, morbidity, mortality and significant healthcare costs and burden to society associated with caring for children with diarrheal illnesses.Godfrey MusukaTafadzwa DzinamariraGrant MurewanhemaDiego CuadrosInnocent ChingombeHelena HerreraFelicia TakavarashaMunyaradzi MapingureWileyarticlediarrheamedical treatmentunder 5Zimbabwe Demographic and Health SurveyNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENFood Science & Nutrition, Vol 9, Iss 11, Pp 6335-6342 (2021)
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spellingShingle	diarrhea medical treatment under 5 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Godfrey Musuka Tafadzwa Dzinamarira Grant Murewanhema Diego Cuadros Innocent Chingombe Helena Herrera Felicia Takavarasha Munyaradzi Mapingure Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)
description	Abstract Diarrhea is a significant pediatric public health concern globally and places a significant burden on healthcare systems. In resource‐limited settings, the problems of diarrhea could be worse than reported. Continuously monitoring and understanding the changing epidemiology of diarrhea, including risk factors, remain an important aspect necessary to design effective public health interventions to reduce the incidence, outcomes and strain on healthcare resources caused by diarrheal illness. We, therefore, undertook this study to understand the factors associated with diarrhea as well as describe determinants for seeking medical treatment in children under‐five in Zimbabwe using the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016 Data. Children with recent diarrhea were on average younger (mean age 22 months), compared to those who did not have an episode of diarrhea (mean age 30 months) p = .001. Incidence of recent diarrhea was lower among female children compared to their male counterparts (16% vs. 19%), p = .013. Incidence of diarrhea decreased with increasing maternal education level and so was the same for increasing wealth quintile. Those with unimproved sources of drinking water had a higher incidence of diarrhea. The wealth quintile remained the only factor associated with seeking medical attention for a recent diarrhea episode among children less than 6 years, with those in the highest wealth quintile being 2.49 times likely to do so, p = .031. The results are useful in informing pediatric public health policies and strategies for them to be successful in significantly reducing the incidence, morbidity, mortality and significant healthcare costs and burden to society associated with caring for children with diarrheal illnesses.
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author	Godfrey Musuka Tafadzwa Dzinamarira Grant Murewanhema Diego Cuadros Innocent Chingombe Helena Herrera Felicia Takavarasha Munyaradzi Mapingure
author_facet	Godfrey Musuka Tafadzwa Dzinamarira Grant Murewanhema Diego Cuadros Innocent Chingombe Helena Herrera Felicia Takavarasha Munyaradzi Mapingure
author_sort	Godfrey Musuka
title	Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)
title_short	Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)
title_full	Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)
title_fullStr	Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)
title_full_unstemmed	Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)
title_sort	associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: insights from the zimbabwe demographic health survey (2015–2016)
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2414be80c1334fe2a1de0e81b31ff03b
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Associations of diarrhea episodes and seeking medical treatment among children under five years: Insights from the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey (2015–2016)

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