Social and Environmental Correlates of Childhood Diarrhoea - A Longitudinal Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5221401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Nagaraj (Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR) . Chandrasekharpur. Bhubaneswar 751 016, Orissa, India), B V N Brahmeswara Rao (Gandhi Medical College) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 255-259 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.1997.11907284 |
| OpenAlex | W2770165959 |
| Language | EN |
A community based longitudinal study has been undertaken to understand the effect of social and environmental factors on the incidence of childhood diarrltoca Three hundred and twenty children aged under five in Rahmathnagar slum in Hyderabad in India were followed up for a period of one year About 55% of children develop at least one episode of diarrhoea during the study period. Attack rate of diarrhoea was found to be 1.64 episodes/child year. Among the social factors religion, maternal literacy. family size and family income had significant effect on incidence of diarrhoea The influence of environmental factors like source and storage of drinking water and hand washing practices is also analysed.Key Words: DiarrhocaSocial CorrelatesEnviromental Correlates
Diarrhea · Environmental health · Literacy · Longitudinal study · Low income · Slum · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |