ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2013
Health care utilization and attitudes survey in cases of moderate-to-severe diarrhea among children ages 0-59 months in the District of Manhica, southern Mozambique.
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- South Korean first-time mothers' knowledge of digestive health problems in infancy and their utilization of health care facilities for digestive health concerns: a descriptive study.Child health nursing research · 2024Article
- Rotavirus disease burden pre-vaccine introduction in young children in Rural Southern Mozambique, an area of high HIV prevalence.PloS one · 2021Article
- Risk factors for child food contamination in low-income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross-sectional study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- Risk factors for death among children 0-59 months of age with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in Manhiça district, southern Mozambique.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Risk factors for childhood enteric infection in urban Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Lactating Mothers' Perception Toward Diarrheal Disease in Bench-Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Mixed study design.The Pan African medical journal · 2018Article
- Clinical features, risk factors, and impact of antibiotic treatment of diarrhea caused byInfection and drug resistance · 2018Article
- Determinants of full vaccination status in children aged 12-23 months in Gurùé and Milange districts, Mozambique: results of a population-based cross-sectional survey.International health · 2017Article
- Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6-59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
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- Diarrheal disease constitutes one of the top two causes of mortality among young children in developing countries. Preface.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2013Article
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Abstract
In the predominantly rural Manhiça district, in southern Mozambique, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years. Caretakers randomly selected from the Demographic Surveillance Database were invited to participate in a community-based survey on use of healthcare services for gastroenteritis. Of those caretakers reporting an episode of diarrhea during the recall period, 65.2% in the first survey and 43.8% in the second survey reported seeking care at a health facility. Independent risk factors for seeking care in health facilities in the first survey included the presence of diarrhea with fever and not knowing any sign of dehydration; having a television at home was related with an independent decreased use of the health facilities. In the second survey, the use of health services was significantly associated with diarrhea with fever and vomiting. Establishment of continuous prospective monitoring allows accounting for changes in healthcare use that may occur because of seasonality or secular events.
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