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Household Factors of Foodborne Diarrhea in Children under Five in Two Districts of Maputo, Mozambique

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  • Nórgia Elsa Machava

    (Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa)

  • Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi

    (Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa)

  • Elsa Maria Salvador

    (Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo P.O. Box 257, Mozambique)

Abstract

Household factors involved in the disease of diarrhea are multifaceted. This study aimed to explore and describe the household factors affecting foodborne diarrhea in children younger than 5 years old using structured questionnaire data based on quantitative tools. The sample size was calculated based on a binomial distribution. A total of 300 children, together with their caregivers, participated, and the data were descriptively and mathematically analyzed using Epi Info modelling. The caregivers were mostly female and included 93.3% rural and 84% urban dwellers of ages between 18 and 38, who were single but living with someone. Of the children who were under six months of age, 23.3% in rural areas and 16.6% in urban areas had diarrhea, while of the children between 12 and 23 months of age, 36.6% in urban areas and 30% in rural areas had diarrhea. The relatives had similar symptoms before the child became ill, with 12.6% of relatives in rural areas and 13.3% in urban areas reporting this. Before receiving medical assistance, 51.3% of children in rural areas and 16% of children in urban areas were treated with traditional medication. Water was not treated before drinking in 48% of rural cases and 45.3% of urban cases. A total of 24.6% of infants in urban areas and 12.6% of infants in rural areas used a bottle for feeding. The factors affecting foodborne diarrhea were the use of traditional medication in rural areas, bottle feeding in urban areas and untreated water used for drinking in both areas.

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  • Nórgia Elsa Machava & Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi & Elsa Maria Salvador, 2022. "Household Factors of Foodborne Diarrhea in Children under Five in Two Districts of Maputo, Mozambique," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-12, November.
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