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Dehydration Status of Children 3-24 Months with Rota-Virus Diarrhoea at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
Author: Goretty Laker1, Jolly Nankunda1, Bernis Maren Melvis1, Martin Nduwimana1, Joel Kimera1, Dickson Kajoba1, Richard Justine Odong1, Isaac Edyedu2 and *Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu3
Publisher: INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES
Published: 2023
Section: School of Allied Health Sciences
Abstract
The study was done to determine the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea among children 3
to 24 months old at Fort Portal Regional Referral hospital. This was a hospital based cross
sectional, descriptive and analytical study design to determine the prevalence,
dehydration status and factors associated with Rota-virus diarrhea in children 3- 24
months in Fort Portal Regional Referral hospital. The study was carried out at Fort Portal
Regional Referral Hospital pediatric (ward, OPD, Nutrition unit). Among the study
participants with Rotavirus diarrhoea, majority had some dehydration 28(66.7%) while
only 4.8% had severe dehydration. Majority of the participants with rotavirus diarrhea
had some dehydration