Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Computer Science, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2024 Sep;14(3):1043-1051. doi: 10.1007/s44197-024-00253-1. Epub 2024 Jun 10.
Diarrheal disease remains a significant cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population, particularly among children below five years of age. Although the occurrence of diarrheal episodes is on the decline, its impact continues to escalate at a concerning rate among children under the age of five, especially in developing countries. The objective of this paper is to investigate the factors associated with diarrhea in Yemeni children younger than five years, drawing on data from the latest edition of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Yemen conducted in 2022-2023. To identify factors associated with the prevalence of childhood diarrhea, bivariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression were utilized. The findings of this study suggest that age group 6-23, unimproved sanitation, and low-income households are associated with high risk of diarrhea in children under five years of age in Yemen. The study contributes additional evidence regarding factors that should be prioritized in public health strategies geared towards reducing diarrheal prevalence among Yemeni children.
腹泻病仍然是儿科人群中可预防发病率和死亡率的一个重要原因，特别是在五岁以下儿童中。尽管腹泻发作的发生率呈下降趋势，但五岁以下儿童的腹泻发病率仍在以令人担忧的速度上升，特别是在发展中国家。本文旨在调查与也门五岁以下儿童腹泻相关的因素，所依据的数据来自于 2022-2023 年进行的最新版多指标类集调查（MICS）也门。为了确定与儿童腹泻流行率相关的因素，采用了双变量分析和多变量逻辑回归。本研究结果表明，6-23 月龄组、卫生条件差和低收入家庭与也门五岁以下儿童腹泻的高风险相关。本研究为公共卫生战略中应优先考虑的因素提供了额外的证据，这些因素旨在降低也门儿童腹泻的流行率。
