article · BMJ Global Health

Contribution of domestic animals’ feces to the occurrence of diarrhoea among children aged 6–48 months in Sidama region, Ethiopia: a laboratory-based matched case-control study

Gorfu Geremew Gunsa
Alemayehu Haddis
Argaw Ambelu

20242 citationsOpen accessAddis Ababa University

Abstract

The finding shows that diarrhoea-causing pathogens are transmitted from domestic animals' faeces to children aged 6-48 months in the Sidama region. The improper management of animals' faeces and related factors were the predominant risk factors for diarrhoea.

Research topics

Child Nutrition and Water Access
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Zoonotic diseases and public health

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016694

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