Characteristics and outcomes of children 2-23 months of age with prolonged diarrhoea: A secondary analysis of data from the 'Antibiotics for Children with Diarrhea' trial

Approximately 12% of all diarrhoeal episodes last for 7-13 days. As such, they are termed prolonged diarrhoea, and are associated with over two-thirds of all diarrhoeal deaths. Due to a lack of robust data, we aimed to evaluate a comparative background characteristics of young children with acute an...

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Published in:Journal of global health 2024-10, Vol.14, p.04196, Article 04196
Main Authors: Parvin, Irin, Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin, Nuzhat, Sharika, Ackhter, Mst Mahmuda, Alam, Tahmina, Kabir, Md Farhad, Khanam, Sharmin, Sazawal, Sunil, Dhingra, Usha, Walson, Judd L, Singa, Benson O, Kotloff, Karen L, Sow, Samba O, Bar-Zeev, Naor, Dube, Queen, Qamar, Farah Naz, Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir, Manji, Karim, Duggan, Christopher P, Bahl, Rajiv, De Costa, Ayesha, Simon, Jonathon, Ashorn, Per, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
Age
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Asia - epidemiology
Breast feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - drug therapy
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea, Infantile - drug therapy
Drinking water
Families & family life
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Illiteracy
Infant
Male
Malnutrition
Nutritional status
Plumbing fixtures
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Secondary analysis
Time Factors
Toilet facilities
Treatment Outcome
Water supply
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Summary:Approximately 12% of all diarrhoeal episodes last for 7-13 days. As such, they are termed prolonged diarrhoea, and are associated with over two-thirds of all diarrhoeal deaths. Due to a lack of robust data, we aimed to evaluate a comparative background characteristics of young children with acute and prolonged diarrhoea, and their outcomes at day 90 follow-up. We performed a secondary analysis of data from the Antibiotics for Children with Diarrhea (ABCD) trial. Children aged 2-23 months were enrolled between July 2017 and July 2019 from seven Asian and sub-Saharan African countries. For this analysis, we divide diarrhoea into two categories: acute diarrhoea (duration
ISSN:2047-2978
2047-2986
2047-2986
DOI:10.7189/jogh.14.04196