Diarrhea Prevalence, Care, and Risk Factors Among Poor Children Under 5 Years of Age in Mesoamerica.
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SUBMITTER: Colombara DV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4775889 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
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Diarrhea Prevalence, Care, and Risk Factors Among Poor Children Under 5 Years of Age in Mesoamerica.
Colombara Danny V DV Hernández Bernardo B McNellan Claire R CR Desai Sima S SS Gagnier Marielle C MC Haakenstad Annie A Johanns Casey C Palmisano Erin B EB Ríos-Zertuche Diego D Schaefer Alexandra A Zúñiga-Brenes Paola P Zyznieuski Nicholas N Iriarte Emma E Mokdad Ali H AH
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20160119 3
Care practices and risk factors for diarrhea among impoverished communities across Mesoamerica are unknown. Using Salud Mesoamérica Initiative baseline data, collected 2011-2013, we assessed the prevalence of diarrhea, adherence to evidence-based treatment guidelines, and potential diarrhea correlates in poor and indigenous communities across Mesoamerica. This study surveyed 14,500 children under 5 years of age in poor areas of El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas State), Nicaragua, and Panam ...[more]
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