PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ali S. Bahartha
AU  - Jalil I. AlEzzi
TI  - Risk factors of diarrhea in children under 5 years in Al-Mukalla, Yemen
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2015.6.11266
DP  - 2015 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 720--724
VI  - 36
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/6/720.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/6/720.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2015 Jun 01; 36
AB  - Objectives: To assess the risk factors associated with diarrhea among children below 5-years-old in Mukalla, Yemen, and compare with other studies.Methods: We conducted a case-control study on 200 children (100 cases and 100 controls) who attended the Maternity and Child Hospital, outpatient-clinics, and the Primary Health Care Centers in Al-Mukalla, Hadhramout, Yemen between February and April 2013.Results: We found that the significant risk factors associated with diarrhea were crowded housing (odds ratio [OR] 2.02; p=0.02; confidence interval [CI] 1.03-4.01), incomplete vaccination of the child (OR=2.02; p=0.027; CI: 1.08-3.8), and recurrent diarrheal illness during the last 3 months (OR=6.61; p=0.001; CI: 3.41-12.90).Conclusion: Diarrheal diseases are strongly associated with incomplete vaccination, recurrent diarrheal disease, and crowded housing.