Childhood diarrhea in high and low hotspot districts of Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia: a multilevel modeling

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Authors

Muluken Azage · Water and Land Resource Centre

Alemayehu Worku · Addis Ababa University

Amvrossios C. Bagtzoglou · University of Connecticut

Abstract

In this study, childhood diarrhea occurrences remained high. Both individual- and community-level factors determined the occurrence of diarrhea. Interventions should consider both individual- and community-level factors to reduce the occurrence of childhood diarrhea.

Topics & Keywords

Child Nutrition and Water Access Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 13-13

DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0052-2

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