Background: Twins constitute a vulnerable subpopulation among children under 5 years of age. In sub-Saharan Africa, it has been found that multiple births tend to be undernourished and the risks of acute malnutrition and stunting are high.Objective: Examining the relationship between acute malnutrition a...
Context and objective. The COVID-19’s lockdown effect on
pediatric healthcare utilization has been demonstrated.
However, little is known about this impact on the burden of
diarrheal diseases among children in sub-Saharan Africa.
This study aimed at studying the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on admis...
Background: Pig production in Uganda is highly constrained by rampant piglet mortalities with diarrhea being a key feature. The present study was conducted to determine possible involvement of Escherichia coli (E. coli) as agents of diarrhea in piglets and elucidate the factors for their spread and virul...
Background Diarrhoeal disease is a worldwide public health issue and remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. Low and middle income countries (LMIC) of Africa and part of Asia are more affected by diarrhoeal diseases. Objectives To measure the prevalence of Diarr...
Background Diarrhoea remains one of the leading of causes of deaths in children under five years old globally. Children under five years are more vulnerable to diarrhea especially those from low and middle countries. The aim of this study was to explore the environmental and nuttitional factors associate...
