Prevalence and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh
Introduction: The aim of this research was to determine prevalence, determinants and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in adult aged 20 years or more living in slum areas of Khulna City. Descriptive st...
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| Language: | English |
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2017-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Health and Social Sciences |
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| Summary: | Introduction: The aim of this research was to determine prevalence, determinants and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in adult aged 20 years or more living in slum areas of Khulna City. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and a multivariate analysis with a generalized
linear model of Poisson, and a Tobit model were conducted using STATA software. The statistical significance was set to P < 0.05.
Results: The highest prevalence of diarrheal illness was at the age group 30-39 (31%), among illiterate (46%) and married (92%) slum dwellers who were living in small families with ≤ 4 household
size (66%), and with a household income level ≤ 5,000 BDT per year. Awareness of diseases was the only negative predictor of diarrheal illness (P < .05). Socioeconomic variables such as age (P < .001), to be married (P < .05), household income (P < .001), BMI (P < .001), and behavioral variables, such as hand washing (P < .001), awareness of diseases (P < .05), daily water consumption (P < .001), boiling water (P < .05), and household with latrines and piped sewer system (P < .001), were statistically significant associated with number of days of work missed due to diarrheal illness. Age (P < .05) and cooking food (P < .05) were associated with overall burden disease (direct and indirect costs). The overall cost calculated for each episode of diarrheal illness was BDT 1,120 (14 US $).
Conclusion: Our study showed prevalence, determinants and economic costs of diarrheal illness. Our findings can be important for policy makers in order to reduce prevalence and economic burden of diarrheal illness among slum dwellers in Bangladesh. |
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| ISSN: | 2499-2240 2499-5886 |