Getaneh T, Assefa A, Tadesse Z
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Jimma Institute of Health Sciences, Ethiopia.
East Afr Med J. 1997 Aug;74(8):491-4.
A diarrhoea morbidity survey was conducted in children between the ages of six and 59 months in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia. Nearly 37% of the 820 children surveyed had one or more episodes of diarrhoea over a period of one month preceding the study. Although several factors showed significant association with diarrhoea morbidity on bivariate analysis, child's age, immunisation status, father's ethnicity, family income and availability of latrine were the only significant variables on multivariate analysis. Based on the study results feasible intervention measures are recommended.
在埃塞俄比亚西南部的吉马镇，对6至59个月大的儿童进行了腹泻发病率调查。在接受调查的820名儿童中，近37%的儿童在研究前一个月内有一次或多次腹泻发作。虽然在双变量分析中，有几个因素显示出与腹泻发病率有显著关联，但在多变量分析中，儿童年龄、免疫状况、父亲的种族、家庭收入和厕所的可用性是唯一显著的变量。基于研究结果，建议采取可行的干预措施。
