The use of mass media by mothers and its association with their children's early development: comparison between urban and rural areas

MM Islam - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Mass media can play critical roles in influencing parents' attitudes and practice
toward the healthy upbringing of children. Objective This study examined the association …

Prevalence and predictors of oral rehydration therapy, zinc, and other treatments for diarrhoea among children under-five in sub-Saharan Africa

BO Ahinkorah, RG Aboagye, AA Seidu, JB Frimpong… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite the evidence-based effectiveness of diarrhoea treatment in preventing
diarrhoea-related child mortality, the accessibility and utilization of diarrhoea treatments …

Effect of unintended pregnancy on skilled antenatal care uptake in Bangladesh: analysis of national survey data

MN Khan, ML Harris, C Oldmeadow, D Loxton - Archives of Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Around 48% of all pregnancies in low-and middle-income countries are
unintended. Unintended pregnancy may contribute to lower use of antenatal care (ANC); …

Hierarchical disentanglement of contextual from compositional risk factors of diarrhoea among under-five children in low-and middle-income countries

AF Fagbamigbe, AO Uthman, L Ibisomi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Several studies have documented the burden and risk factors associated with diarrhoea in
low and middle-income countries (LMIC). To the best of our knowledge, the contextual and …

Zinc utilization and associated factors among under-five children with diarrhea in East Africa: A generalized linear mixed modeling

Y Yeshaw, MG Worku, ZT Tessema, AB Teshale… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Diarrhea is the leading cause of illness and death among under-five children in
low and middle income countries. Through the provision of zinc supplements has been …

Exploring machine learning algorithms to predict diarrhea disease and identify its determinants among under-five years children in East Africa

TZ Yehuala, NM Derseh, MF Tewelgne… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 2024 - Springer
Background The second most common cause of death for children under five is diarrhea.
Early Predicting diarrhea disease and identify its determinants (factors) using an advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Individual-and community-level factors associated with diarrhea in children younger than age 5 years in Bangladesh: evidence from the 2014 Bangladesh …

MM Kamal, T Tewabe, T Tsheten, SZ Hossain - Current Therapeutic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Diarrheal disease is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
among children younger than age 5 years in Bangladesh. Objective The objective of this …

Factors associated with zinc utilization for the management of diarrhea in under-five children in Ethiopia

AB Teshale, AM Liyew, GA Tesema - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Zinc has a tremendous advantage to save the life of children. It reduces the
mean duration of diarrhea and mortality due to diarrhea. Besides, it reduces the severity of …

Appropriate feeding practice and associated factors among under-five children with diarrheal disease in sub-saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis

Y Yeshaw, AZ Alem, HG Ayalew, AM Liyew… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of child mortality and morbidity
in low-income countries. Although the provision of more fluid and solid foods during diarrhea …

Inequality of handwashing practice using antimicrobial agents in Bangladesh: a household level analyses

AR Sarker, I Zabeen, N Ali, A Ashraf, Z Hossain - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives About 2.3 billion individuals worldwide are still deprived of the amenity of
handwashing with antimicrobial agents. The progress of handwashing with antimicrobial …