Sociodemographic determinants of healthcare-seeking options and alternative management practices of childhood diarrheal illness: A household survey among mothers in Iraq

A. Harb; S. Abraham; M. O’Dea; H.A. Hantosh; D. Jordan; I. Habib

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0529

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Sociodemographic determinants of healthcare-seeking options and alternative management practices of childhood diarrheal illness: A household survey among mothers in Iraq

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Sociodemographic determinants of healthcare-seeking options and alternative management practices of childhood diarrheal illness: A household survey among mothers in Iraq

A. Harb, S. Abraham, M. O’Dea, H.A. Hantosh, D. Jordan and I. Habib

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.104(2), pp.748-755

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0529

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Abstract

Diarrhea is one of the major causes of child morbidity and mortality in low-income and developing countries. Children younger than 5 years are particularly vulnerable with diarrhea, accounting for more than one-quarter of all deaths in this age-group. Children younger than 5 years are estimated to account for 8% of total diarrheal deaths worldwide in 2016.1 The problem has been widely attributed to the lack of access to quality health care and effective treatments...

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Title: Sociodemographic determinants of healthcare-seeking options and alternative management practices of childhood diarrheal illness: A household survey among mothers in Iraq
Authors/Creators: A. Harb (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
S. Abraham (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
M. O’Dea (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
H.A. Hantosh (Author/Creator) - Ministry of Health
D. Jordan (Author/Creator) - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
I. Habib (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.104(2), pp.748-755
Publisher: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Identifiers: 991005543024407891
Copyright: © 2021 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Murdoch Affiliation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Disease Laboratory
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.246 Diarrheal Diseases; 1.246.1380 Water Sanitation
Web Of Science research areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Tropical Medicine
ESI research areas: Clinical Medicine