Prevalence of Diarrhea in Summer Season in the Coldest Valley of Kalam Swat

Authors: Imran Uddin* and Muhammad Younas

DOI: 10.23880/nhij-16000195

Volume 3, Issue 4

Abstract

Introduction: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in developing countries and its prevalence is very high in rural areas like district Kalam, Swat, because there is no system of chlorination and purification of drinking water. Objective: The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of diarrhea in the valley of Kalam Swat in summer season of 2017. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted over a period of six months in government civil hospital of tehsil Kalam Swat. The statistics of frequency of age wise and gender wise distribution of diarrhea were calculated. Tables, bar charts and plotted charts were used to present the data. Results: Total 2057 cases of diarrhea were identified in the six months duration of the study. The total number of males with the diarrhea disease were 1226 (59.6 %), whereas, total females with diarrhea were 831(40.3%). In addition, the total number of diarrheal cases less than 5 years was 767, and that of more than five years were 1290. Conclusion: The prevalence and percentage of diarrhea in the coldest valley of Kalam Swat was much high as compared to other big cities of the country.

Keywords: Diarrhea; Seasonal variation; Age distribution; Gender distribution; Kalam valley; Swat

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