Focusing on Management of Children with Diarrhea in Pediatric Department at Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH)

Abstract

Diarrhea diseases are very common and well known public health problem. Diarrhea is leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in many developing countries. DSH work to reduce of the severe malnutrition and diarrhea. Diarrhea is the second leading cause of children death who is under five years old, and diarrhea is responsible for killing around 5, 25000 children yearly. Diarrhea is the major leading cause of mortality and morbidity risk factor among children under 6 months to 5 years old age. [1] Most of the time from contaminated food and contaminated water sources. Worldwide 7805million individuals lack access to improved drinking water and 2 billion lack across developing countries.[1] Diarrhea and malnutrition is considered to be underlying cause of about 50% of childhood death causes are considered to be due to diarrhea and malnutrition in Bangladesh.[2] Diarrhea in last several days, our body needs balance water and salts, and facing dehydration our body cannot survive without water and salts that is necessary for survival of life. As a results malnourished and malnutrition child are more likely to fall in to the diarrhea. Proper nutrition is more necessary for children growth and development. In the past, most people deaths diarrhea for the major cause of severe dehydration and fluid loss. Now such other reasons septic bacterial infections can increase the proportion of all deaths associated with diarrhea. Children who are malnourished or have weak immunity are the highest risk of life treatment diarrhea. Diarrhea is defined as an infection the watery or liquid stools three or more times per day.[3]