TITLE:
Behavioral Factors Associated with Under-Five Diarrhoeal Morbidity in Rural Community of Gummer Woreda, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study
AUTHORS:
Eyasu Gambura, Wondwossen Birke, Gudina Terefe, Tadele Yohanes, Tariku Laelago
KEYWORDS:
Behavioral Factors, Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity, Rural Communities of Ethiopia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.3 No.4,
April
13,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: Diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of child
deaths globally and now considered to be the leading cause of child deaths in
Africa. In Ethiopia, diarrheal diseases are also important child health problems.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of behavioral factors on the
under-five diarrheal morbidity in the rural communities of Gummer Woreda,
Southern Ethiopia. Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted
from April 30/2012 to June 4/2012 in the rural community of Gummer Woreda,
Southern Ethiopia. A total of 634 households that had at least one under-five
child were randomly selected from the nine Kebeles and included in the study.
Structured pre-tested questionnaire and observation checklist were applied to
collect data. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to test
associations between outcome and explanatory variables. Odds ratios at 95 % CI
were computed to measure the strength of the association between the outcome
and the independent variables. P-value