Hyperendemicity of diarrhea in a valley area, Asir Region, southwestern Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association Vol. 70; no. 3-4; p. 257
• Main Authors: Abu-Zeid, H A, Aziz, M A, Abolfotouh, M, Moneim, M A, Al-Erian, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 1995
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Agriculture - statistics & numerical data; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - etiology; Diarrhea - prevention & control; Diptera - microbiology; Endemic Diseases - prevention & control; Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data; Female; Geography; Housing - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Insect Vectors - microbiology; Male; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Refuse Disposal - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Rural Health - statistics & numerical data; Saudi Arabia; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; Water Microbiology; Water Supply - statistics & numerical data; Saudi Arabia

A random sample of 781 subjects living around a valley in Shebaa area, southwestern Saudi Arabia, and 1284 subjects from the rest of Shebaa, along with a sample of 1095 from a nearby urban community in Abha city have been studied following a notification of a suggestive increase of diarrhea in the v...