Diarrheal disease and associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in Oda Bultum District, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.
Zewudalem GetachewNega AsefaTigist GashawAbdi BirhanuAdera DebellaBikila BalisUsmael JibroSina ToleraAboma MotumaMulugeta GamachuAlemayehu DeressaFethia MohammedMoti ToleraAddis EyeberuLemma Demissie RegassaIbsa MussaPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2024)
The study found that nearly one out of thirteen children aged 6 to 59 months had any form of diarrheal diseases in Oda Bultum District, Eastern Ethiopia. In addition, the study revealed that children who were vaccinated for their age developed diarrhea less likely compared to those who did not receive any form of vaccine for their age. Moreover, children with mothers who had a medium level of empowerment were less likely to get diarrhea than children with mothers who had a low level of empowerment.