The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study

Volume: 12 Number: 2 August 1, 2018
  • Tolga İnce
  • Sıddıka Songül Yalçın
  • Fehminaz Temel
  • Eda Köksal
  • Kadriye Yurdakök
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The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study

Abstract

Objective: Diarrhea is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. In this study, possible effects of sociodemographic characteristics and the nutrition pattern on the prevention of diarrhea in children aged 6-24 months have been studied by investigating the frequency and quantities of pre-probiotic consumption.Material and Methods: In this case-control study, children aged 6-24 months who presented with complaints of diarrhea to a university hospital constituted the case group. Children in the same age group who were followed in the well child clinic and did not complain of diarrhea constituted the control group. After obtaining verbal consent from the mothers, data were collected by a questionnaire including items regarding the sociodemographic characteristics of the children and the frequency and daily amount of natural foods with pre-probiotics they consumed.Results: A total of 226 children were enrolled in the study. The case and control groups were found to be similar regarding body weight, sex, and age. We found that children with mothers or fathers educated eight years or less were more at risk of diarrhea. It was also found that children of mothers aged 29 years and younger were 3.48 times more likely to have diarrheal illness. A low socioeconomic level was also a risk factor for diarrhea. It was found that milk, kashar cheese, dry beans, chickpeas, leeks, homemade cakes, and chocolates were consumed more frequently in the diarrhea group than the control group. However, daily consumption amounts of yogurt, dry bean, chickpea, lentil and onion for the children in the control group were significantly higher than the diarrhea group Conclusion: As a result of this study, children of mothers younger than 29 years of age, children with low parental education level and from families with low socioeconomic level were found to be at risk for developing diarrhea. Although we could not say that the consumption of natural foods containing pre-probiotics inhibits the development of diarrhea at the end of this study, we think that it may be a pioneer for carrying out wider studies on this subject.

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Tolga İnce This is me

Sıddıka Songül Yalçın This is me

Fehminaz Temel This is me

Eda Köksal This is me

Kadriye Yurdakök This is me

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August 1, 2018

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August 1, 2018

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Year 2018 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
İnce, T., Yalçın, S. S., Temel, F., Köksal, E., & Yurdakök, K. (2018). The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 12(2), 112-119. https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT
AMA
1.İnce T, Yalçın SS, Temel F, Köksal E, Yurdakök K. The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2018;12(2):112-119. https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT
Chicago
İnce, Tolga, Sıddıka Songül Yalçın, Fehminaz Temel, Eda Köksal, and Kadriye Yurdakök. 2018. “The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 12 (2): 112-19. https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT.
EndNote
İnce T, Yalçın SS, Temel F, Köksal E, Yurdakök K (August 1, 2018) The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 12 2 112–119.
IEEE
[1]T. İnce, S. S. Yalçın, F. Temel, E. Köksal, and K. Yurdakök, “The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 112–119, Aug. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT
ISNAD
İnce, Tolga - Yalçın, Sıddıka Songül - Temel, Fehminaz - Köksal, Eda - Yurdakök, Kadriye. “The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 12/2 (August 1, 2018): 112-119. https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT.
JAMA
1.İnce T, Yalçın SS, Temel F, Köksal E, Yurdakök K. The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2018;12:112–119.
MLA
İnce, Tolga, et al. “The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 2, Aug. 2018, pp. 112-9, https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT.
Vancouver
1.Tolga İnce, Sıddıka Songül Yalçın, Fehminaz Temel, Eda Köksal, Kadriye Yurdakök. The Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Nutrition on Diarrhea: A Case-Control Study. Turkish J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 1;12(2):112-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA82XX68TT


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