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SUBMITTER: Mathur A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6539114 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mathur Aditya A Baghel Devendra D Jaat Jitendra J Diwan Vishal V Pathak Ashish A
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190511 9
Childhood diarrhea continues to be a major cause of under-five (U-5) mortality globally and in India. In this study, 1571 U-5 children residing in nine rural villages and four urban slums in Ujjain, India were included with the objective to use community participation and drug utilization research to improve diarrheal case management. The mean age was 2.08 years, with 297 (19%), children living in high diarrheal index households. Most mothers (70%) considered stale food, teething (62%), and hot ...[more]