Abstract

ALPARO HERRERA, Indhira; FABIANI HURTADO, Nelly Rocío  and  ESPEJO HERRERA, Nadia. Risk factors associated with diarrheal and severe dehydration in children between 2 months and 5 years old. Rev. bol. ped. [online]. 2014, vol.53, n.2, pp.65-70. ISSN 1024-0675.

To identify risk factors associated with diarrheal and severe dehydration in children between 2 and 5 years old, was performed a study of incident cases and controls. In multivariate analysis the following risk factors were identified: age less than 18 months, malnutrition, more than 3 days sickness, increased stool frequency, frequent vomiting, use of natural medicine, lack of sewerage and overcrowding. The full rotavirus vaccination resulted protective factor against diarrhea with dehydration. The study is consistent with similar studies, identify common risk factors in our population should be considered in children with diarrhea.

Keywords : factors; diarrheal; dehydration.

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