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Epidemiology of acute diarrhea in children living in Sicily

✍ Scribed by L. Lupo; V. Grandi; E. Ganci; A. Nastri; S. Ielo; A. Mistretta; G. Giammanco

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1989
Tongue: English
Weight: 254 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 0393-2990
DOI: 10.1007/bf00144845

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✦ Synopsis

A longitudinal survey (February 1984 -January 1985) on the incidence of acute diarrhea episodes in a sample of 8,164 children (aged 0-12 years) living in southeastern Sicily was carried out by means of weekly telephone interviews with doctors practising in the territory. The incidence rate was 0.479 (0.472-0.485 95% C.I.) per child per year and the frequency of episodes was significantly higher (p < 0.001) in children aged 0-4 years (0.86). Diarrhea was more frequent in industrial areas than in rural ones, and almost half (45.1%) of the total episodes had a mild course. No death from diarrhea occurred and admission to hospital was reported for 8.4% of all cases.

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