Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Bale Zone Health Department, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia

Biography

Dr. Sintayehu Megersa is the Assistant Professor in Department of Public Health in Bale Zone Health Department, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia. Author has overseen multiple clinical research projects in field of Public Health which includes Health care and Nursing.

Publications

• Research   
  Prevalence of Diarrhea and Its Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in Open Defecation Free and Non-Open Defecation Free Households in Goba District Southeast Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
  Author(s): Sintayehu Megersa*, Tomas Benti and Biniyam Sahiledengle
  
  Background: In Ethiopia, diarrhea kills half a million under-five children every year and most cases of diarrhea spread in settings with lack of sanitation facilities. In effect, Ethiopia began to adopt a Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach which aimed at generating a collective sense of intolerance towards open defecation through empowering local communities to find solutions for sanitation related problems such as diarrhea. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of diarrhea and its associated factors among under-five children in open defecation free (ODF) and non-ODF households in Goba district, southeast Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based comparative cross-sectional study was employed from March 1 to April 30, 2017, in Goba district. A total of 732 households (366 ODF and 366 non-ODF households) that had at least one under-five children were included in t.. View more»
  

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