Dehydration Status of Children 3-24 Months with Rota-Virus Diarrhoea at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorGoretty Laker
dc.contributor.authorJolly Nankunda
dc.contributor.authorBernis Maren Melvis
dc.contributor.authorMartin Nduwimana
dc.contributor.authorJoel Kimera
dc.contributor.authorDickso Kajoba
dc.contributor.authorRichard Justine Odong
dc.contributor.authorIsaac Edyedu
dc.contributor.authorEmmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T14:10:49Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T14:10:49Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe study was done to determine the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea among children 3 to 24 months old at Fort Portal Regional Referral hospital. This was a hospital based cross sectional, descriptive and analytical study design to determine the prevalence, dehydration status and factors associated with Rota-virus diarrhea in children 3- 24 months in Fort Portal Regional Referral hospital. The study was carried out at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital pediatric (ward, OPD, Nutrition unit). Among the study participants with Rotavirus diarrhoea, majority had some dehydration 28(66.7%) while only 4.8% had severe dehydration. Majority of the participants with rotavirus diarrhea had some dehydration.
dc.description.sponsorshipKampala International University
dc.identifier.issn2705-165X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/14577
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Network Organization for Scientific Research
dc.titleDehydration Status of Children 3-24 Months with Rota-Virus Diarrhoea at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
dc.typeArticle
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