Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

The severity of childhood diarrhoea is linked with poor socioeconomic status, unhygienic living environment, and caregiver’s behaviour. This study is to determine the risk factors and economic burden associated with diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age. A case-control study using convenience s...

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Main Authors: Mohd Faizal Madrim, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, Than Myint, Khamisah Awang Lukman, Kamruddin Ahmed, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Alabed Ali A. Alabed, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
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spelling my.ums.eprints.313432021-11-30T02:57:48Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31343/ Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Mohd Faizal Madrim Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim Hasanain Faisal Ghazi Than Myint Khamisah Awang Lukman Kamruddin Ahmed Mohd Rohaizat Hassan Alabed Ali A. Alabed Mohammad Saffree Jeffree RC799-869 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology The severity of childhood diarrhoea is linked with poor socioeconomic status, unhygienic living environment, and caregiver’s behaviour. This study is to determine the risk factors and economic burden associated with diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age. A case-control study using convenience sampling method with 105 cases and 105 controls was performed in Menggatal health clinic, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah between March-June 2017. Younger caregivers, without formal education, poor knowledge, practice handwashing with water only and stopped breastfeeding were associated with diarrhoea. Household with poor economic status, a family of five and more, crowded, with a pet, unsafe drinking water, no sanitary toilet, unsanitary garbage disposal and consuming streetvendor food also associated with diarrhoea. The mean of total direct costs, total indirect costs and total incurred costs were (Ringgit Malaysia) RM 9.70, RM 59.40, and RM 14.30, respectively. As a conclusion, the risk factors for diarrhoea under 5 years of age still presents in Sabah. Environmental factors and hygienic practice are needed to control under 5 diarrhoea. Education in Action Club 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31343/1/Acute%20diarrhoea%20among%20under%20five%20years%20old%20children%20of%20underprivileged%20community%20in%20Kota%20Kinabalu%2C%20Sabah.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31343/2/Acute%20diarrhoea%20among%20under%20five%20years%20old%20children%20of%20underprivileged%20community%20in%20Kota%20Kinabalu%2C%20Sabah1.pdf Mohd Faizal Madrim and Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim and Hasanain Faisal Ghazi and Than Myint and Khamisah Awang Lukman and Kamruddin Ahmed and Mohd Rohaizat Hassan and Alabed Ali A. Alabed and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree (2021) Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Global Journal Of Public Health Medicine, 3. pp. 429-437. ISSN 2664-4657 https://www.gjphm.org/index.php/gjphm/article/view/95/53
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topic RC799-869 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
spellingShingle RC799-869 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Mohd Faizal Madrim
Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim
Hasanain Faisal Ghazi
Than Myint
Khamisah Awang Lukman
Kamruddin Ahmed
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
Alabed Ali A. Alabed
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
description The severity of childhood diarrhoea is linked with poor socioeconomic status, unhygienic living environment, and caregiver’s behaviour. This study is to determine the risk factors and economic burden associated with diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age. A case-control study using convenience sampling method with 105 cases and 105 controls was performed in Menggatal health clinic, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah between March-June 2017. Younger caregivers, without formal education, poor knowledge, practice handwashing with water only and stopped breastfeeding were associated with diarrhoea. Household with poor economic status, a family of five and more, crowded, with a pet, unsafe drinking water, no sanitary toilet, unsanitary garbage disposal and consuming streetvendor food also associated with diarrhoea. The mean of total direct costs, total indirect costs and total incurred costs were (Ringgit Malaysia) RM 9.70, RM 59.40, and RM 14.30, respectively. As a conclusion, the risk factors for diarrhoea under 5 years of age still presents in Sabah. Environmental factors and hygienic practice are needed to control under 5 diarrhoea.
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author Mohd Faizal Madrim
Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim
Hasanain Faisal Ghazi
Than Myint
Khamisah Awang Lukman
Kamruddin Ahmed
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
Alabed Ali A. Alabed
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
author_facet Mohd Faizal Madrim
Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim
Hasanain Faisal Ghazi
Than Myint
Khamisah Awang Lukman
Kamruddin Ahmed
Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
Alabed Ali A. Alabed
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
author_sort Mohd Faizal Madrim
title Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
title_short Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
title_full Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
title_fullStr Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
title_sort acute diarrhoea among under five years old children of underprivileged community in kota kinabalu, sabah
publisher Education in Action Club
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31343/1/Acute%20diarrhoea%20among%20under%20five%20years%20old%20children%20of%20underprivileged%20community%20in%20Kota%20Kinabalu%2C%20Sabah.pdf
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