PMID: 9430927Feb 1, 1997Paper

Gastroenteritis and acute respiratory infections among children up to 5 years old in an area of Southeastern Brazil, 1986-1987, II--Diarrhea

Revista de saúde pública
E A WaldmanM do C Timenetsky

Abstract

The decrease morbi-mortality gastroenteritis in is related to the factor responsible largely for the fall in infant mortality and mortality from communicable diseases in developing countries. Nevertheless, diarrhea is still a considerable public health problem in these countries, especially among children under 5 years old. To describe some aspects of the of gastroenteritis epidemiology among children up to 5 years old, resident in areas of S. Paulo county. A probabilistic sample of children up to 5 years old was studied (n = 468). The epidemiological survey was undertaken in five areas S. Paulo county (Brazil) from March 1986 to May 1987. Data were obtained through household interviews once a month over a year. During the follow-up 139 diarrhea episodes were registered, with a mean duration of 5.5 days. Twenty percent of the diarrhea events were followed by at least one other case in the household. The incidence of gastroenteritis was 2.78 episodes per 100 children/month. The highest incidence affected the children of up to 2 years of age. In 46.1% of the gastroenteritis episodes medical assistance was not sought, the children were treated by their mothers or not at all: 51.8% of the diarrhea events were attended to by the pri...Continue Reading

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