background bronchiolitis is a significant cause of acute morbidity in children less than 2 years old and some children with bronchiolitis are admitted to the hospital. aims and objectives to identify clinical predictors of hospital admission in children aged 0-24 months with acute bronchiolitis.   methods: all children in the age group of 0-24 months presenting with acute bronchiolitis to a ded...

BACKGROUND Stunting is one of the main public health problems in Tanzania. It is caused mainly by malnutrition among children aged less than 5 years. Identifying the determinants of stunting and severe stunting among such children would help public health planners to reshape and redesign new interventions to reduce this health hazard. This study aimed to identify factors associated with stuntin...

BACKGROUND Stunting remains a major public health concern in Nepal as it increases the risk of illness, irreversible body damage and mortality in children. Public health planners can reshape and redesign new interventions to reduce stunting and severe stunting among children aged less than 5 years in this country by examining their determinants. Hence, this study identifies factors associated w...

BACKGROUND Adequate nutrition is needed to ensure optimum growth and development of infants and young children. Understanding of the risk factors for stunting and severe stunting among children aged less than five years in North Maluku province is important to guide Indonesian government public health planners to develop nutrition programs and interventions in a post conflict area. The purpose ...

conclusions the high incidence density of diarrhea among the children recruited in this study indicates the need for educational programs directed at people who are involved in this issue. results the incidence of acute diarrhea among the 0 - 1-year-old children was 26.7 cases per 1,000 children per month. independent risk factors for the occurrence of diarrhea were maternal age under 20 years ...

background: in iran, despite the use of vaccine since 1976, we are still having local epidemics especially in the children aged 15-20 years old. since 1996, the yearly epidemics of measles have been reported in these groups in sistan- baluchestan province, south east of iran. the present study was conducted to determinate the level of immunity in this target population in zahedan. methods: a to...