Diarrheal Illness and Healthcare Seeking Behavior among a Population at High Risk for Diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Diarrhea remains one of the major causes of death in Bangladesh. We studied diarrheal disease risk and healthcare seeking behavior among populations at high risk for diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted during April and September 2010. The prevale...

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Published in:PloS one 2015-06, Vol.10 (6), p.e0130105-e0130105
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Fahima, Khan, Iqbal Ansary, Patel, Sweta, Siddiq, Ashraf Uddin, Saha, Nirod Chandra, Khan, Ashraful I, Saha, Amit, Cravioto, Alejandro, Clemens, John, Qadri, Firdausi, Ali, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Bangladesh
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Communities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - diagnosis
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Drinking water
Education
Epidemiology
Families & family life
Female
Females
Geography
Health care
Health risks
Health services
Health Services Accessibility
Houses
Housing
Humans
Hygiene
Illnesses
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
LDCs
Male
Males
Medicine
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nutrition
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Population
Prevalence
Public health
Residential areas
Risk
Risk taking
Rural areas
Sex Factors
Social sciences
Socioeconomic Factors
Toilets
Water Supply
Young Adult
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Summary:Diarrhea remains one of the major causes of death in Bangladesh. We studied diarrheal disease risk and healthcare seeking behavior among populations at high risk for diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted during April and September 2010. The prevalence of diarrhea was calculated by age-group and sex. A generalized estimating equation with logit link function was used to predict diarrheal disease risk and seeking care from a professional healthcare provider. Of 316,766 individuals, 10% were young children (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0130105