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Global Health Econ Sustain Prevalence and risk factors of childhood diarrhea

Figure 2. Cluster of contiguous areas depicting high and low childhood diarrhea prevalence in rural India.

p < 0.05; 95% CI: 1.17 – 1.27) and those lacking concrete the eastern and western regions, were more likely to be
floors (AOR: 1.11; p < 0.05; 95% CI: 1.07 – 1.16), roofs affected by diarrheal disease compared to those from the
(AOR: 1.05; p < 0.05; 95% CI: 1.01 – 1.09), and walls central and northern regions.
(AOR: 1.04; p < 0.05; 95% CI: 1.01 – 1.08). Moreover,
children living in rural areas below 100 m of altitudinal 4. Discussion
range were 47% more likely (AOR: 1.47; p < 0.05; 95% The aim of this study was two fold: to examine various
CI: 1.36 – 1.59) to suffer from diarrheal disease compared factors affecting diarrheal disease among children under
to the reference category. This likelihood increased by 8% the age of five in rural parts of India and to identify
for the altitudinal range of 100 – 499 m and 12% for the diarrheal hot spots and cold spots across different states
altitudinal range of 500 – 999 m. Furthermore, except for in India. Despite a decrease in childhood diarrhea
the central region, children from other regions, specifically occurrence over the past 20 years, its prevalence remains

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