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Eco-social and behavioural determinants of diarrhoea in under-five children of Nepal: a framework analysis of the existing literature

Overview of attention for article published in Tropical Medicine and Health, April 2016
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Title
Eco-social and behavioural determinants of diarrhoea in under-five children of Nepal: a framework analysis of the existing literature
Published in
Tropical Medicine and Health, April 2016
DOI 10.1186/s41182-016-0006-9
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Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Meika Bhattachan, Ajay Kumar Yadav, Pawan Upadhyaya, Paras K. Pokharel

Abstract

While diarrhoea is the second major killer among the under-five children in the world with an estimation of 760,000 deaths annually, it stands as a major killer in Nepal with an annual incidence of 500 per 1000 under-five children with diarrhoea. Diarrhoea is responsible for a wide range of morbidity and mortality among children in Nepal. The objective of this review work is to identify the eco-social and behavioural determinants of diarrhoea among the under-five children of Nepal. A literature review was conducted using the Dahlgren and Whitehead model (1991) between June and October 2015. PubMed, Nepal Journals online and Google Scholar were used to search for literature published between 1989 and July 2015 using defined keywords. Children of age group 6-23 months are at higher risk, as supplementary diets are introduced to the children from the age of 6 months. Male children have better access to healthcare services. Malnourished children also have a higher chance of developing persistent diarrhoea. Provision of safe water and sanitation has direct link with the prevention and control of diarrhoea. Male gender with high income positively influences the treatment-seeking behaviour. Mother's education and hand-washing practice have direct influence in child health. Hand-washing practices with soap which are protective are influenced by the cultural beliefs. Involvement of community health volunteers increases the access to the health system, thereby reducing the diarrhoeal burden in the community. Age, gender, hand-washing behaviour, nutritional status of children, education of mothers, water and sanitation, healthcare services, cultural and societal values and income of the household were identified determinants for diarrhoea in under-five children of Nepal.

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Unknown 217 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 46 21%
Student > Bachelor 24 11%
Researcher 15 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 5%
Other 33 15%
Unknown 77 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 46 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 36 17%
Social Sciences 10 5%
Environmental Science 9 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 4%
Other 27 12%
Unknown 80 37%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 October 2021.
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#2,384,579
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#1
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