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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2018

Enteric pathogens and associated risk factors among under-five children with and without diarrhea in Wegera District, Northwestern Ethiopia.

Hailemariam Feleke, Girmay Medhin, Almaz Abebe, Birhan Beyene, Helmut Kloos, Daniel Asrat

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hailemariam FelekeEthiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Girmay MedhinAklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Almaz AbebeEthiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopia.
Birhan BeyeneEthiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopia.
Helmut KloosMedical Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Daniel AsratFaculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa University · ETEthiopian Public Health Institute · ETAsossa University · ETUniversity of California San Francisco Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChildhood diarrhea is highly prevalent in slums in developing countries, but it remains understudied. The objectives of this study were to explore the prevalence of

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from June to October 2016. Prevalence of childhood diarrhea was established using information gathered during interviews with mothers/guardians. Saline wet mounts of fresh stool samples were used to test for the presence of

resultsA total of 225 children were included in this study. Four enteropathogens (

conclusionThe high prevalence of

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDiarrheaDysentery, BacillaryEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEthiopiaFemaleGiardiasisHumansInfantMaleRisk FactorsRotavirus InfectionsSalmonellaSalmonella InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAcute diarrheaenteric pathogensEthiopiarotavirus vaccinationsociodemographic and environmental factorsunder-five children

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PMID29875953
PMCPMC5987073
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