Determinants of childhood diarrhea among under-five year old children in Nigeria: A population-based study using the 2013 demographic and health survey data

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The study aims to identify socioeconomic, demographic, environmental andchild baseline factors associated with Childhood Diarrhea (CD) among underfive year old children in Nigeria. We utilized cross-sectional data from the2013 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The study covered18,047 mother-baby pairs. The key outcome variable was CD. Chi-square testsand binary logistic regression were used to test for association between CDand related factors. The prevalence of CD was 12.6%. In the multivariateanalysis, the following factors were significantly associated with increasedrisk of CD; younger mother’s age, household size of seven and above, unsafedisposal of child’s last fecal matter and younger child’s age. Also, childrenliving in all geopolitical zones as compared to the South South geopoliticalzone had significantly higher risk of CD. Interventions such as information,education and communication programs on hygiene and sanitation aimedat reducing CD in Nigeria should focus more on groups at risk for CDhighlighted in our study.