Factors Associated with Diarrheal Diseases in Under-five Children

Abstract

Diarrhea is the leading cause of mortality among infants and children who are less than 5 years of age in both the developing and undeveloped countries. This is a cross-sectional study and focused on the causes linked to diarrheal diseases in children under the age of five. The study was done at the gastroenterology department of Dhaka Shishu Hospital located within Dhaka. Total 30 under-five years old children patient participated in the study. Maternal education, family income, child hand washing before feeding and various other factors were investigated for their association with diarrheal cases. 43% of children's mothers were illiterate or had primary level education. 90% of children's mothers regularly washed hands but only 30% children washed hands with soap before meals. Our findings indicate that personal grooming and kitchen hygiene habits have a major impact on infant diarrhea. Diarrhea is associated with contaminated water, unimproved sanitation facility, and poor hygiene level in. In this project report, most of the child were under nutrition some mother were malnourished .Most of the parents were illiterate.