Diarrhea Mortality in Childhood

Nurdan Evliyaoğlu; Derya Altıntaş; Emre Alhan; Bilgin Yüksel; Aysun Karabay; Mustafa Göğebakan

doi:10.58600/eurjther.1994-5-2-1075-arch

Authors

Nurdan Evliyaoğlu Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD. Yrd. Doç. Dr.
Derya Altıntaş Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD. Yrd. Doç. Dr.
Emre Alhan Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD. Yrd. Doç. Dr.
Bilgin Yüksel Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD. Yrd. Doç. Dr.
Aysun Karabay Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD. Arşt. Gör. Dr.
Mustafa Göğebakan Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ABD. Arşt. Gör. Dr.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.1994-5-2-1075-arch

Keywords:

Diarrhea, Mortality, Children

Abstract

Diarrhea has still been the leading cause of death in children. We determined the mortality rate due to diarrhea in Pediatric Department during one year. The impact of age, sex, admission date and symptoms on mortality were investigated in 443 children who applied to Emergency Department. Augmentation was seen in addmission to hospital during wann season. In our patients the mean age was 2 years. Diarrhea, vomiting and fever were common symptoms. One hundred sixty children were hospitalized and of whom seven died. After examining the stool microscopicallly, E.histolytica was found to be positive in 30.5 percent of the patients. in our study the mortality of diarrheal diseases was 1.6 percent. To decrease mortality on these illnesses, diagnostic and treatment procedures must be developed. Adequate nutrition, including breastfeeding for the first year of life, water supplies and sanitation improvement are the most important preventive measures for the diarrheal diseases.

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