الفهرس 
Epidemiology of gastroenteritisOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Summary In developing countries, diarrhea accounts for 21% of diseases causing deaths at below five years of age and causes 2.5 million deaths per year (Parashar et al., 2003). The main route of transmission of enteropathogens is the faecal-oral method through ingestion of contaminated food or by direct person to person contact (Grimwood, 2009). Objectives of the study were to identify some risk factors of chronic gastroenteritis among preschool children in a rural area in Basyun District, Gharbia Governorate. Methodology of the study was that the study was conducted in Kafr Gaafar family health care unit and nurseries in Basyun District, Gharbia governorate. The study cases were children less than five years having chronic gastroenteritis attending the family health care unit in Kafr Gaafar village with their family member(s).The control group was healthy children chosen randomly from children attending nurseries in the same village and from the same family health care unit. Criteria used for sample size calculation are:- study design was case control, 95% confidence limit, 80% power of the study and expected prevalence of risk factors for chronic gastroenteritis was 30% among control and 50% among cases. Based on these criteria, the sample size was calculated as N>95 for each group. The sample size increased to 100 for each group to compensate any missed data. All children were subjected to a pre designed questionnaire sheet through personal interviews with their mothers or their family members. Data collection was by direct interviewing. Questionnaire included socio