title: [Epidemiological study of diarrhea in children 0-5 yr of age].
abstract: The authors use an investigation carried out at Pikine Social Paediatric Institute on children consulting for diarrhoea to underline the epidemiological factors of this affliction in Dakar suburbs: the average age of the children is 14 months; almost half the children came from families with low or irregular incomes; coprologic examination showed parasitic germs in 26.7% of the cases, rotavirus in 24.4%, and bacteria in 17.6%.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, Hôpital Aristide le Dantec, CHU, Dakar.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Signate-Sy
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ould Cheikh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Etude épidémiologique des diarrhées chez les enfants de 0 à 5 ans.