Association of malarial parasitaemia with dehydrating diarrhoea in Nigerian children.

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dc.contributor.authorIbadin, O Men_US
dc.contributor.authorAirauhi, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorOmoigberale, A Ien_US
dc.contributor.authorAbiodun, P Oen_US
dc.date.accessioned2000-09-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:49:49Z
dc.date.available2000-09-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:49:49Z
dc.date.issued2000-09-01en_US
dc.descriptionJournal of Health, Population, and Nutrition.en_US
dc.description.abstractRecords of 402 children--216 (53.7%) males and 186 (46.3%) females--aged 1-36 month(s), admitted to the Diarrhoea Treatment and Training Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin city, Nigeria, during July 1993-June 1996, were reviewed to document the relationship between dehydration and malaria parasitaemia. There was a significant association between severity of dehydration and malaria parasitaemia (p < 0.0001). Association of parasitaemia (p < 0.006) with dehydration (p < 0.0001) was significantly more marked in patients with acute watery diarrhoea than in those with persistent and bloody diarrhoea. Parasitaemia was demonstrated in 50.5% of those not initially suspected to have malaria. Parasitaemia was also significantly associated with fever (p < 0.001) and fever coexisting with vomiting (p < 0.01). The prevalence of malaria-associated diarrhoea was 61.7%. More infants (75.6%) than older children had diarrhoea. It was concluded that the prevalence of malaria-associated diarrhoea was high and that children with dehydration are more likely to manifest malaria parasitaemia.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Child Health, University of Benin, Nigeria. yeleabi@uniben.edu.ngen_US
dc.identifier.citationIbadin OM, Airauhi L, Omoigberale AI, Abiodun PO. Association of malarial parasitaemia with dehydrating diarrhoea in Nigerian children. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2000 Sep; 18(2): 115-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/709
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=388en_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshDehydration --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMalaria --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshNigeriaen_US
dc.subject.meshParasitemia --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshPlasmodium --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSeverity of Illness Indexen_US
dc.titleAssociation of malarial parasitaemia with dehydrating diarrhoea in Nigerian children.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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