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Diarrhea Prevalence, Care, and Risk Factors Among Poor Children Under 5 Years of Age in Mesoamerica

Danny V. ColombaraInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá

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Bernardo HernándezInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá

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Claire R. McNellanInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá

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Sima S. DesaiInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá

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Marielle C. GagnierInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá

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Annie HaakenstadInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá

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Care practices and risk factors for diarrhea among impoverished communities across Mesoamerica are unknown. Using Salud Mesoamérica Initiative baseline data, collected 2011–2013, we assessed the prevalence of diarrhea, adherence to evidence-based treatment guidelines, and potential diarrhea correlates in poor and indigenous communities across Mesoamerica. This study surveyed 14,500 children under 5 years of age in poor areas of El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas State), Nicaragua, and Panama. We compared diarrhea prevalence and treatment modalities using χ2 tests and used multivariable Poisson regression models to calculate adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for potential correlates of diarrhea. The 2-week point prevalence of diarrhea was 13% overall, with significant differences between countries (P < 0.05). Approximately one-third of diarrheal children were given oral rehydration solution and less than 3% were given zinc. Approximately 18% were given much less to drink than usual or nothing to drink at all. Antimotility medication was given to 17% of diarrheal children, while antibiotics were inappropriately given to 36%. In a multivariable regression model, compared with children 0–5 months, those 6–23 months had a 49% increased risk for diarrhea (aRR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.15, 1.95). Our results call for programs to examine and remedy low adherence to evidence-based treatment guidelines.

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* Address correspondence to Danny V. Colombara, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, 2301 5th Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98121. E-mail: dvc2@uw.edu

Financial support: All phases of this study were supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, and the Carlos Slim Health Institute through the Inter-American Development Bank.

Authors' addresses: Danny V. Colombara, Bernardo Hernández, Claire R. McNellan, Sima S. Desai, Marielle C. Gagnier, Annie Haakenstad, Casey Johanns, Erin B. Palmisano, Alexandra Schaefer, Paola Zúñiga-Brenes, Nicholas Zyznieuski, and Ali H. Mokdad, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, E-mails: dvc2@uw.edu, bhp3@uw.edu, crmcn@uw.edu, sdesai89@uw.edu, gagnierm@uw.edu, ahaak@uw.edu, cjohanns@uw.edu, palmie@uw.edu, amschae@uw.edu, nzyznie@uw.edu, and mokdaa@uw.edu. Diego Ríos-Zertuche, Paola Zúñiga-Brenes, and Emma Iriarte, Salud Mesoamérica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, Panamá, Panamá, E-mails: diegori@iadb.org, mpzuniga@iadb.org, and emmai@iadb.org.

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