Diarrheal Diseases and Awareness at Displaced People Camp

Abstract

Comparing estimates of the current global burden of the diarrheal diseases with previously published estimates, highlights that the incidences of diarrhea have not changed much, although overall diarrhea mortality has declined. For children aged less than five years in developing countries, a median of 3.2 episodes of diarrhea occurred per child-year, which is similar to that reported previously. Estimates of mortality indicate that 4.9 children per 13.6 per 1000 per year died in the developing regions because of diarrhea illness in the first 5 years of life. A cross sectional institution based study was conducted in Alhajaj IDPs camp in Elgeneina locality, Sudan for the Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of displaced people towards diarrheal diseases. Assessment of Knowledge, attitudes and practice leading diarrheal diseases at the Alhajaj internal displace people camp. The study found that, the knowledge of the community about the common methods of transmission of diarrhoea in the camp are contamination of food, flies, contamination of hands, and contamination of water, in addition 67% of people in camp use tanks as a source of water, 22% of the people use wells, 44% of people are practicing open defecation. The study recommended that activities for raising health awareness of the community and provision of safe water supply and sanitation in the camp are a major priorities.