Diarrheal Illness and Healthcare Seeking Behavior among a Population at High Risk for Diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Fahima Chowdhury, Iqbal Ansary Khan, Sweta Patel, Ashraf Uddin Siddiq, Nirod Chandra Saha, Ashraful I Khan, Amit Saha, Alejandro Cravioto, John Clemens, Firdausi Qadri and Mohammad Ali

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Diarrhea remains one of the major causes of death in Bangladesh. We studied diarrheal disease risk and healthcare seeking behavior among populations at high risk for diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted during April and September 2010. The prevalence of diarrhea was calculated by age-group and sex. A generalized estimating equation with logit link function was used to predict diarrheal disease risk and seeking care from a professional healthcare provider. Of 316,766 individuals, 10% were young children (

Date: 2015
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