Diarrheal Disease: Major killer of Children, New Development

Diarrheal disease is one of the biggest causes of childhood mortality and morbidity in developing countries of the world. Diarrhea accounts for about 1.5 million deaths annually, making up about 15 to18% of global under-5 mortality.  In the Eastern Mediterranean region, diarrhea accounts for 17% of...

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Main Author: Abdul Gaffar Billoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Online Access:https://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1285
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description Diarrheal disease is one of the biggest causes of childhood mortality and morbidity in developing countries of the world. Diarrhea accounts for about 1.5 million deaths annually, making up about 15 to18% of global under-5 mortality.  In the Eastern Mediterranean region, diarrhea accounts for 17% of under-5 deaths.2 According to the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007, diarrhea accounts for 10.9% of deaths under the age of 5.3 Concurrent factors such as malnutrition and poor access to rehydration are responsible for the majority of these deaths. Malnutrition is concurrently present in 54% of all diarrhea-related deaths 
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