Diarrhea Disease Among Children Under Five Years: Critical Assessment of Causes and Effects

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to assess the causes and effects of diarrhea disease on the health of children under 5 years old. A sample of 160 respondents was selected in Orlu Local Government of Imo State, Nigeria, and data were collected from the respondents, mainly mothers and caregivers through structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics of chi- square (x) test at 0.05 level of significance at 1 degree of freedom. Results of the findings showed that poor nutritional status of children, unhygienic feeding practices, and poor defecations behaviours among mothers causes diarrhea in children under 5 years old. Recommendations were made at the end of the study, among which was that Health Education should be organized for members of the community, especially caregivers on food and environmental hygiene.

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