Childhood diarrhoeal deaths in seven low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (Author), Md Moinuddin (Author), Mitike Molla (Author), Alemayehu Worku (Author), Lisa Hurt (Author), Betty Kirkwood (Author), Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan (Author), Sarmila Mazumder (Author), Zulfiqar Bhutta (Author), Farrukh Raza (Author), Sigilbert Mrema (Author), Honorati Masanja (Author), Daniel Kadobera (Author), Peter Waiswa (Author), Rajiv Bahl (Author), Mike Zangenberg (Author), Lulu Muhe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of children who died from diarrhoea in low- and middle-income countries, such as the duration of diarrhoea, comorbid conditions, care-seeking behaviour and oral rehydration therapy use. Methods The study included verbal autopsy data on children w...