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Factors associated with comorbidity of diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections among children under five years in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, childhood mortality is an important public health concern. In Ghana, both diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are among the top five causes of morbidity and mortality among children under five years old (CU5). Yet, there is a paucity of studies on the comorbidity of diarrhoea and ARIs in CU5 in Ghana.

Aim

This study sought to examine factors associated with comorbidity of diarrhoea and ARIs among CU5 in Ghana.

Methods

The Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) 2014 was used for this study. A total of 932 CU5 who had at least one morbidity were included in the study. Binary logistic regression was used to predict the factors associated with comorbidity among CU5.