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Infectious Diseases 2018
Journal of Prevention and Infection Control
ISSN: 2471-9668
Page 59
June 07-08, 2018
London, UK
8
th
Edition of International Conference on
Infectious Diseases
Statement of the Problem:
Childhood diarrhea is a major public
health problem, especially in developing countries, including
Ethiopia. Exploring the spatial pattern of childhood diarrhea is
important to monitor and design effective intervention programs.
Therefore, this study aimed to explore the spatial patterns of
childhood diarrhea in Ethiopia over the past one decade.
Methods:
A total of 29,358 under-five childrenwere retrieved from
three consecutive Ethiopian demographic and health surveys
(2000, 2005, and 2011) and included into the study. Spatial cluster
and autocorrelation analysis was done to explore the patterns of
childhood diarrhea.
Findings:
Childhood diarrhea clustered spatially at a national
level in all survey periods (Moran’s I: 0.3830–1.3296, p< 0.05).
Significant spatial clusters were found in different survey periods
across the regions. The most likely spatial clusters were found
in Southern Nations Nationalities and people, West Oromia,
Gambella, Benshangul-Gumuz, and Somali regions. Childhood
diarrhea also clustered at the border areas of Southern Nations
Nationalities and People fromTigray, Central Somali and Western
Oromia, Gambella and Amhara (West Gojam, Awi, Oromia, and
Wag Himra) regions. In 2000, the most likely clusters were found
in Southern Nations Nationalities and People, West Oromia, and
Gambella regions (LLR = 55.37, p<0.001); in 2005, at Southern
Nations Nationalities and People (LLR: 45.69, p< 0.001); and in
2011, at Gambella, West Southern Nations Nationalities and
People and Oromia, and Benshangul-Gumuz regions (LLR: 51.09,
p< 0.001).
Conclusion:
In this study, childhooddiarrhea remains public health
problemand had a spatial variation across the regions. Identifying
the risk areas would help in designing effective interventions to
reduce childhood diarrhea in these areas.
getahungebre21@gmail.comSpatial patterns of childhood diarrhea in Ethiopia: data from
Ethiopian demographic and health surveys (2000, 2005, and 2011)
Getahun Gebre Bogale
1
, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye
2
, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw
2
and
Degefie Tibebe Degefie
3
1
Dessie Health Science College, Ethiopia
2
University of Gondar, Ethiopia
3
Ethiopian Agri Research Institute, Ethiopia
J Prev Infect Cntrol 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-8084-C1-003