TY - JOUR AU - Zameer Ahmed Qambrani1 , Shaista Ehsan2 , Asif Nadeem Jamali3 , Habibullah Siyal4 , Sundas Parveen5 , Fariha Maqbool6 ., PY - 2023/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC DIARRHEA AND WEIGHT LOSS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.: http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.01.390 JF - Journal of Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences Nawabshah. (JPUMHS) JA - JPUMHS VL - 13 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - http://publication.pumhs.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/707 SP - 84-90 AB - <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Introduction: Diarrhoea is still the second leading reason for death among kids underneath the</p><p>five years of age. Neither preventive measures nor therapeutic options are available. Objective:</p><p>To assess the risk factors associated with chronic diarrhea &amp; weight loss in the children of</p><p>Pakistan. Methods: A purposive randomized controlled trial was conducted among the 110</p><p>children of District SBA / Jamshoro sindh, Pakistan with ages between 6 and 36 months and</p><p>mean age 24 months having more than 4 episodes of acute watery diarrhea for more than 48</p><p>hours. Results: There were total 110 children’s out of them 75(68.18%) were male and</p><p>35(31.82%) females. There were &lt;12 months 40 (36.36%) of the children were below 01 year of</p><p>age, 12-24 months 32 (29.09%) belonged to 12-24 months and 38 (34.54%) were between 24-</p><p>36 months. Only 40 (36.36%) were undergoing breastfeeding or exclusively breastfed. 60</p><p>(54.55%) had an updated vaccinated status. 70 (63.64%)were low for birth weight. 80</p><p>(72.72%)families were consuming the municipal water supplies drinking and cooking. 75</p><p>(68.18%)were living in a joint family system. 30 (27.28%) of the mothers were literate with a</p><p>minimum of primary education and above. 75 (68.18%)of the children had an early weaning</p><p>history below 6 months of age. Conclusion: It was observed that children who had a history of</p><p>low birth weight below 2.5 kg, under 12 months of age, not or under breastfed during their</p><p>infancy, nursed on formula milk, unvaccinated status, those consuming un boiled water</p><p>(municipal water) and those who had a history of early weaning below 6 months of age suffered</p><p>more episodes of watery diarrhea.</p> ER -