Background
Methods
Study design
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Data collection
Instruments used
Statistical analysis
Results
Demographic characteristics of study subjects and their parents
Parameter | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age of the child (months) | ||
Mean (range) | 26.1 (1–209) | |
≤ 12 | 156 | 29.7 |
13–24 | 168 | 31.9 |
25–36 | 89 | 16.9 |
≥ 37 | 113 | 21.5 |
Gender of the child | ||
Female | 258 | 49.0 |
Male | 269 | 51.0 |
Age of the mother (years) | ||
≤ 24 | 55 | 10.5 |
25–34 | 335 | 63.8 |
35–44 | 127 | 24.2 |
≥ 45 | 8 | 1.5 |
Age of the father (years) | ||
≤ 24 | 27 | 5.3 |
25–34 | 281 | 55.1 |
35–44 | 164 | 32.2 |
≥ 45 | 38 | 7.5 |
Education of mother | ||
Primary | 29 | 5.6 |
Secondary/vocational | 189 | 36.2 |
Higher | 304 | 58.2 |
Education of father | ||
Primary | 36 | 7.2 |
Secondary/vocational | 245 | 48.7 |
Higher | 222 | 44.1 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 449 | 87.2 |
Rural | 66 | 12.8 |
Social status | ||
Low-income | 28 | 5.4 |
Socially stable | 491 | 94.6 |
Objective and subjective appraisal of child’s health status
Parameter | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Maximal number of vomiting episodes per day | ||
Mean (range) | 2.1 (0–3) | |
Number of diarrhea episodes per 24 h | ||
Mean (range) | 2.5 (1–3) | |
Severity (assessed by Vesikari score) | ||
Mild | 0 | 0 |
Moderate | 35 | 7.0 |
Severe | 463 | 93.0 |
Severity of symptoms (assessed by parent) | ||
Diarrhea | ||
Not at all | 16 | 3.1 |
Mild | 17 | 3.3 |
Moderate | 77 | 14.8 |
Severe | 132 | 25.3 |
Very severe | 280 | 53.6 |
Vomiting | ||
Not at all | 82 | 15.7 |
Mild | 61 | 11.7 |
Moderate | 87 | 16.7 |
Severe | 111 | 21.3 |
Very severe | 181 | 34.7 |
Fever | ||
Not at all | 78 | 15.0 |
Mild | 65 | 12.5 |
Moderate | 110 | 21.2 |
Severe | 109 | 21.0 |
Very severe | 158 | 30.4 |
Abdominal pain | ||
Not at all | 92 | 18.1 |
Mild | 71 | 14.0 |
Moderate | 135 | 26.6 |
Severe | 108 | 21.3 |
Very severe | 102 | 20.1 |
Insufficient fluid intake | ||
Not at all | 40 | 7.7 |
Mild | 34 | 6.5 |
Moderate | 84 | 16.1 |
Severe | 105 | 20.1 |
Very severe | 259 | 49.6 |
Loss of appetite | ||
Not at all | 45 | 8.7 |
Mild | 44 | 8.5 |
Moderate | 106 | 20.1 |
Severe | 108 | 20.5 |
Very severe | 215 | 41.5 |
Apathy | ||
Not at all | 43 | 8.4 |
Mild | 42 | 8.2 |
Moderate | 106 | 20.6 |
Severe | 139 | 27.0 |
Very severe | 184 | 35.8 |
Inflamed bottom | ||
Not at all | 203 | 39.2 |
Mild | 81 | 15.6 |
Moderate | 87 | 16.8 |
Severe | 67 | 12.9 |
Very severe | 80 | 15.4 |
Interrupted sleep mode | ||
Not at all | 167 | 32.2 |
Mild | 94 | 18.1 |
Moderate | 121 | 23.3 |
Severe | 82 | 15.8 |
Very severe | 55 | 10.6 |
Tearfulness | ||
Not at all | 78 | 15.0 |
Mild | 75 | 14.4 |
Moderate | 153 | 29.4 |
Severe | 131 | 25.2 |
Very severe | 83 | 16.0 |
Anxiety, irritability | ||
Not at all | 124 | 23.9 |
Mild | 95 | 18.3 |
Moderate | 121 | 23.4 |
Severe | 104 | 20.1 |
Very severe | 74 | 14.3 |
Assessment of emotional, social and economic impact of the disease on the family quality of life
Parameter | Number | Percent |
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Emotional burden | ||
Stress, anxiety | ||
Not at all | 15 | 2.9 |
Mild | 46 | 8.7 |
Moderate | 112 | 21.3 |
Severe | 154 | 29.3 |
Very severe | 199 | 37.8 |
Helplessness, despair | ||
Not at all | 108 | 20.6 |
Mild | 77 | 14.7 |
Moderate | 130 | 24.8 |
Severe | 95 | 18.1 |
Very severe | 114 | 21.8 |
Exhaustion | ||
Not at all | 55 | 10.5 |
Mild | 62 | 11.8 |
Moderate | 149 | 28.4 |
Severe | 110 | 21.0 |
Very severe | 148 | 28.2 |
Worry | ||
Not at all | 10 | 1.9 |
Mild | 18 | 3.4 |
Moderate | 53 | 10.2 |
Severe | 130 | 24.9 |
Very severe | 311 | 59.6 |
Compassion | ||
Not at all | 8 | 1.5 |
Mild | 4 | 0.8 |
Moderate | 30 | 5.7 |
Severe | 82 | 15.6 |
Very severe | 402 | 76.4 |
Fear to get infected | ||
Not at all | 265 | 50.4 |
Mild | 91 | 17.3 |
Moderate | 75 | 14.3 |
Severe | 44 | 8.4 |
Very severe | 51 | 9.7 |
Guilt | ||
Not at all | 199 | 38.0 |
Mild | 82 | 15.6 |
Moderate | 94 | 17.9 |
Severe | 60 | 11.5 |
Very severe | 89 | 17.0 |
Social burden | ||
Changes in daily routine | ||
Yes | 413 | 79.0 |
No | 110 | 21.0 |
Economic burden | ||
Days off work | ||
None | 173 | 33.1 |
1–2 | 117 | 22.4 |
3–4 | 96 | 18.4 |
5+ | 76 | 14.5 |
Not employed | 61 | 11.7 |
Other expenditures | ||
Yes | 380 | 75.2 |
No | 125 | 24.8 |
Factors associated with the impact of the disease on the family quality of life
Factor | Not at all / mild | Moderate | Severe / very severe |
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
STRESS / ANXIETY | |||||||
Sociodemographic factors | |||||||
Gender | |||||||
Female | 33 | 12.8 | 46 | 17.9 | 178 | 69.3 | 0.16 |
Male | 28 | 10.4 | 66 | 24.5 | 175 | 65.1 | |
Age | |||||||
≤ 12 months | 15 | 9.6 | 37 | 23.7 | 104 | 66.7 | 0.24 |
13–24 months | 16 | 9.5 | 34 | 20.2 | 118 | 70.2 | |
25–36 months | 9 | 10.2 | 21 | 23.9 | 58 | 65.9 | |
37+ months | 21 | 18.6 | 20 | 17.7 | 72 | 63.7 | |
Age of the mother | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 5 | 9.1 | 12 | 21.8 | 38 | 69.1 | 0.78 |
25–34 years | 35 | 10.4 | 73 | 21.8 | 227 | 67.8 | |
35–44 years | 20 | 15.9 | 24 | 19.0 | 82 | 65.1 | |
45+ years | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 25.0 | 5 | 62.5 | |
Age of the father | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 2 | 7.4 | 7 | 25.9 | 18 | 66.7 | 0.99 |
25–34 years | 35 | 12.5 | 59 | 21.0 | 187 | 65.5 | |
35–44 years | 19 | 11.6 | 35 | 21.3 | 110 | 67.1 | |
45+ years | 4 | 10.8 | 8 | 21.6 | 25 | 67.6 | |
Education of the mother | |||||||
Primary | 4 | 13.8 | 5 | 17.2 | 20 | 69.0 | 0.95 |
Secondary / vocational | 23 | 12.2 | 38 | 20.1 | 128 | 67.7 | |
Higher | 34 | 11.2 | 67 | 22.1 | 202 | 66.7 | |
Education of the father | |||||||
Primary | 7 | 19.4 | 6 | 16.7 | 23 | 63.9 | 0.57 |
Secondary / vocational | 25 | 10.2 | 55 | 22.5 | 164 | 67.2 | |
Higher | 28 | 12.6 | 47 | 21.2 | 147 | 66.2 | |
Family structure | |||||||
Both parents | 58 | 11.8 | 106 | 21.6 | 327 | 66.6 | 0.20 |
Single parent | 1 | 3.6 | 4 | 14.3 | 23 | 82.1 | |
Place of residence | |||||||
Urban | 55 | 12.3 | 96 | 21.4 | 297 | 66.3 | 0.74 |
Rural | 6 | 9.1 | 14 | 21.2 | 46 | 69.7 | |
Objective evaluation of the health status | |||||||
Vomiting (times per 24 h) | |||||||
0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0.36 |
1 | 12 | 12.4 | 18 | 18.6 | 67 | 69.1 | |
2 | 28 | 12.4 | 58 | 25.7 | 140 | 61.9 | |
3 | 18 | 10.8 | 30 | 18.0 | 119 | 71.3 | |
Diarrhea (times per 24 h) | |||||||
1 | 9 | 14.3 | 12 | 19.0 | 42 | 66.7 | 0.95 |
2 | 13 | 10.6 | 27 | 22.0 | 83 | 67.5 | |
3 | 37 | 11.9 | 68 | 21.8 | 207 | 66.3 | |
Severity of episode (Vesikari) | |||||||
Moderate | 4 | 11.4 | 6 | 17.1 | 25 | 71.4 | 0.79 |
Severe / very severe | 55 | 11.9 | 101 | 21.9 | 306 | 66.2 | |
Subjective evaluation of the health status | |||||||
Severity of diarrhea | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 5 | 15.2 | 5 | 15.2 | 23 | 69.7 | 0.41 |
Moderate | 13 | 17.1 | 17 | 22.4 | 46 | 60.5 | |
Severe / very severe | 43 | 10.4 | 89 | 21.6 | 280 | 68.0 | |
Severity of vomiting | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 15 | 10.5 | 35 | 24.5 | 93 | 65.0 | 0.33 |
Moderate | 6 | 6.9 | 21 | 24.1 | 60 | 69.0 | |
Severe / very severe | 40 | 13.7 | 56 | 19.2 | 195 | 67.0 | |
Severity of fever | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 22 | 15.4 | 44 | 30.8 | 77 | 53.8 | 0.003 |
Moderate | 10 | 9.2 | 22 | 20.2 | 77 | 70.6 | |
Severe / very severe | 29 | 10.9 | 45 | 16.9 | 193 | 72.3 | |
Severity of abdominal pain | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 24 | 14.7 | 34 | 20.9 | 105 | 64.4 | 0.61 |
Moderate | 14 | 10.4 | 32 | 23.9 | 88 | 65.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 21 | 10.0 | 44 | 21.0 | 145 | 69.0 | |
Severity of insufficient fluid intake | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 8 | 10.8 | 16 | 21.6 | 50 | 67.6 | 0.74 |
Moderate | 11 | 13.1 | 22 | 26.2 | 51 | 60.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 42 | 11.6 | 73 | 20.1 | 248 | 68.3 | |
Severity of loss of appetite | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 13 | 14.6 | 19 | 21.3 | 57 | 64.0 | 0.07 |
Moderate | 9 | 8.5 | 33 | 31.1 | 64 | 60.4 | |
Severe / very severe | 39 | 12.1 | 59 | 18.3 | 224 | 69.6 | |
Severity of apathy | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 7 | 8.2 | 20 | 23.5 | 58 | 68.2 | 0.37 |
Moderate | 17 | 16.0 | 25 | 23.6 | 64 | 60.4 | |
Severe / very severe | 36 | 11.2 | 64 | 19.9 | 222 | 68.9 | |
Severity of inflamed bottom | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 38 | 13.4 | 66 | 23.2 | 180 | 63.4 | 0.35 |
Moderate | 10 | 11.6 | 14 | 16.3 | 62 | 72.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 13 | 8.8 | 30 | 20.4 | 104 | 70.7 | |
Severity of interrupted sleep mode | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 36 | 13.8 | 54 | 20.8 | 170 | 65.4 | 0.19 |
Moderate | 14 | 11.6 | 32 | 26.4 | 75 | 62.0 | |
Severe / very severe | 11 | 8.0 | 25 | 18.2 | 101 | 73.7 | |
Severity of tearfulness | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 35 | 22.9 | 30 | 19.6 | 88 | 57.5 | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 12 | 7.9 | 43 | 28.3 | 97 | 63.8 | |
Severe / very severe | 14 | 6.5 | 39 | 18.2 | 161 | 75.2 | |
Severity of anxiety / irritability | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 44 | 20.2 | 47 | 21.6 | 127 | 58.3 | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 9 | 7.4 | 36 | 29.8 | 76 | 62.8 | |
Severe / very severe | 8 | 4.5 | 27 | 15.2 | 143 | 80.3 | |
WORRY | |||||||
Sociodemographic factors | |||||||
Gender | |||||||
Female | 12 | 4.7 | 20 | 7.8 | 224 | 87.5 | 0.16 |
Male | 16 | 6.0 | 33 | 12.4 | 217 | 81.6 | |
Age | |||||||
≤ 12 months | 6 | 3.9 | 16 | 10.4 | 132 | 85.7 | 0.12 |
13–24 months | 6 | 3.6 | 15 | 8.9 | 147 | 87.5 | |
25–36 months | 5 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.9 | 76 | 87.4 | |
37+ months | 11 | 9.8 | 16 | 14.3 | 85 | 75.9 | |
Age of mother | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 4 | 7.3 | 1 | 1.8 | 50 | 90.9 | 0.21 |
25–34 years | 15 | 4.5 | 35 | 10.5 | 283 | 85.0 | |
35–44 years | 9 | 7.3 | 14 | 11.3 | 101 | 81.5 | |
45+ years | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 75.0 | |
Age of father | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.7 | 25 | 92.6 | 0.81 |
25–34 years | 15 | 5.4 | 27 | 9.6 | 238 | 85.0 | |
35–44 years | 9 | 5.6 | 18 | 11.1 | 135 | 83.3 | |
45+ years | 1 | 2.8 | 5 | 13.9 | 30 | 83.3 | |
Education of mother | |||||||
Primary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 27 | 93.1 | 0.58 |
Secondary / vocational | 11 | 5.9 | 16 | 8.6 | 159 | 85.5 | |
Higher | 17 | 5.6 | 33 | 10.9 | 252 | 83.4 | |
Education of father | |||||||
Primary | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 91.7 | 0.30 |
Secondary / vocational | 12 | 5.0 | 26 | 10.8 | 203 | 84.2 | |
Higher | 11 | 5.0 | 24 | 10.9 | 186 | 84.2 | |
Family structure | |||||||
Both parents | 26 | 5.3 | 49 | 10.0 | 413 | 84.6 | 0.92 |
Single parent | 1 | 3.6 | 3 | 10.7 | 24 | 85.7 | |
Place of residence | |||||||
Urban | 25 | 5.6 | 48 | 10.8 | 372 | 83.6 | 0.27 |
Rural | 3 | 4.6 | 3 | 4.6 | 59 | 90.8 | |
Objective evaluation of the health status | |||||||
Vomiting (times per 24 h) | |||||||
0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0.21 |
1 | 6 | 6.3 | 6 | 6.3 | 84 | 87.5 | |
2 | 11 | 4.9 | 26 | 11.6 | 187 | 83.5 | |
3 | 6 | 3.6 | 19 | 11.4 | 141 | 84.9 | |
Diarrhea (times per 24 h) | |||||||
1 | 6 | 9.5 | 3 | 4.8 | 54 | 85.7 | 0.13 |
2 | 5 | 4.1 | 10 | 8.1 | 108 | 87.8 | |
3 | 13 | 4.2 | 38 | 12.3 | 257 | 83.4 | |
Severity of episode (Vesikari) | |||||||
Moderate | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 5.7 | 31 | 88.6 | 0.64 |
Severe / very severe | 22 | 4.8 | 49 | 10.7 | 387 | 84.5 | |
Subjective evaluation of the health status | |||||||
Severity of diarrhea | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 2 | 6.1 | 5 | 15.2 | 26 | 78.8 | 0.07 |
Moderate | 9 | 11.8 | 6 | 7.9 | 61 | 80.3 | |
Severe / very severe | 17 | 4.2 | 41 | 10.0 | 350 | 85.8 | |
Severity of vomiting | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 7 | 4.9 | 13 | 9.2 | 122 | 85.9 | 0.09 |
Moderate | 1 | 1.1 | 14 | 16.1 | 72 | 82.8 | |
Severe / very severe | 20 | 6.9 | 25 | 8.7 | 243 | 84.4 | |
Severity of fever | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 11 | 7.8 | 13 | 9.2 | 117 | 83.0 | 0.14 |
Moderate | 5 | 4.6 | 17 | 15.7 | 86 | 79.6 | |
Severe / very severe | 12 | 4.5 | 22 | 8.3 | 232 | 87.2 | |
Severity of abdominal pain | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 13 | 8.0 | 18 | 11.0 | 132 | 81.0 | 0.34 |
Moderate | 8 | 6.1 | 14 | 10.7 | 109 | 83.2 | |
Severe / very severe | 7 | 3.3 | 19 | 9.1 | 183 | 87.6 | |
Severity of insufficient fluid intake | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 5 | 6.8 | 6 | 8.1 | 63 | 85.1 | 0.89 |
Moderate | 3 | 3.6 | 9 | 10.7 | 72 | 85.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 20 | 5.6 | 37 | 10.3 | 302 | 84.1 | |
Severity of loss of appetite | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 5 | 5.6 | 9 | 10.1 | 75 | 84.3 | 0.57 |
Moderate | 3 | 2.9 | 14 | 13.5 | 87 | 83.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 19 | 5.9 | 29 | 9.0 | 273 | 85.0 | |
Severity of apathy | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 1 | 1.2 | 12 | 14.3 | 71 | 84.5 | 0.24 |
Moderate | 7 | 6.6 | 12 | 11.3 | 87 | 82.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 19 | 5.9 | 28 | 8.8 | 273 | 85.3 | |
Severity of inflamed bottom | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 20 | 7.1 | 34 | 12.0 | 229 | 80.9 | 0.13 |
Moderate | 4 | 4.7 | 5 | 5.8 | 77 | 89.5 | |
Severe / very severe | 4 | 2.8 | 13 | 9.0 | 128 | 88.3 | |
Severity of interrupted sleep mode | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 19 | 7.4 | 26 | 10.1 | 213 | 82.6 | 0.33 |
Moderate | 5 | 4.2 | 14 | 11.7 | 101 | 84.2 | |
Severe / very severe | 4 | 2.9 | 12 | 8.8 | 121 | 88.3 | |
Severity of tearfulness | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 16 | 10.5 | 19 | 12.5 | 117 | 77.0 | 0.006 |
Moderate | 6 | 4.0 | 16 | 10.6 | 129 | 85.4 | |
Severe / very severe | 6 | 2.8 | 16 | 7.5 | 191 | 89.7 | |
Severity of anxiety / irritability | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 21 | 9.7 | 26 | 12.0 | 170 | 78.3 | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 2 | 1.7 | 19 | 15.8 | 99 | 82.5 | |
Severe / very severe | 5 | 2.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 165 | 93.2 | |
COMPASSION | |||||||
Sociodemographic factors | |||||||
Gender | |||||||
Female | 3 | 1.2 | 15 | 5.8 | 239 | 93.0 | 0.25 |
Male | 9 | 3.3 | 15 | 5.6 | 245 | 91.1 | |
Age | |||||||
≤ 12 months | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.6 | 149 | 95.5 | 0.21 |
13–24 months | 6 | 3.6 | 9 | 5.4 | 153 | 91.1 | |
25–36 months | 1 | 1.1 | 6 | 6.8 | 81 | 92.0 | |
37+ months | 2 | 1.8 | 11 | 9.7 | 100 | 88.5 | |
Age of mother | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 53 | 96.4 | 0.68 |
25–34 years | 8 | 2.4 | 17 | 5.1 | 310 | 92.5 | |
35–44 years | 3 | 2.4 | 10 | 7.9 | 113 | 89.7 | |
45+ years | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 7 | 87.5 | |
Age of father | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 26 | 96.3 | 0.43 |
25–34 years | 7 | 2.5 | 11 | 3.9 | 263 | 93.6 | |
35–44 years | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 6.7 | 148 | 90.2 | |
45+ years | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.8 | 33 | 89.2 | |
Education of mother | |||||||
Primary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 28 | 96.6 | 0.36 |
Secondary / vocational | 7 | 3.7 | 8 | 4.2 | 174 | 92.1 | |
Higher | 5 | 1.7 | 20 | 6.6 | 278 | 91.7 | |
Education of father | |||||||
Primary | 4 | 11.1 | 2 | 5.6 | 30 | 83.3 | 0.01 |
Secondary / vocational | 4 | 1.6 | 13 | 5.3 | 227 | 93.0 | |
Higher | 4 | 1.8 | 11 | 5.0 | 207 | 93.2 | |
Family structure | |||||||
Both parents | 12 | 2.4 | 27 | 5.5 | 452 | 92.1 | 0.67 |
Single parent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 | 26 | 92.9 | |
Place of residence | |||||||
Urban | 11 | 2.5 | 27 | 6.0 | 410 | 91.5 | 0.79 |
Rural | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 62 | 93.9 | |
Objective evaluation of the health status | |||||||
Vomiting (times per 24 h) | |||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0.22 |
1 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 | 10.3 | 83 | 85.6 | |
2 | 4 | 1.8 | 9 | 4.0 | 213 | 94.2 | |
3 | 2 | 1.2 | 10 | 6.0 | 155 | 92.8 | |
Diarrhea (times per 24 h) | |||||||
1 | 1 | 1.6 | 6 | 9.5 | 56 | 88.9 | 0.54 |
2 | 4 | 3.3 | 6 | 4.9 | 113 | 91.9 | |
3 | 5 | 1.6 | 17 | 5.4 | 290 | 92.9 | |
Severity of episode (Vesikari) | |||||||
Moderate | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.4 | 31 | 88.6 | 0.24 |
Severe / very severe | 10 | 2.2 | 25 | 5.4 | 427 | 92.4 | |
Subjective evaluation of the health status | |||||||
Severity of diarrhea | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 | 31 | 93.9 | 0.48 |
Moderate | 3 | 3.9 | 2 | 2.6 | 71 | 93.4 | |
Severe / very severe | 8 | 1.9 | 26 | 6.3 | 378 | 91.7 | |
Severity of vomiting | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 2 | 1.4 | 12 | 8.4 | 129 | 90.2 | 0.32 |
Moderate | 3 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 82 | 94.3 | |
Severe / very severe | 6 | 2.1 | 16 | 5.5 | 269 | 92.4 | |
Severity of fever | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 3 | 2.1 | 11 | 7.7 | 129 | 90.2 | 0.84 |
Moderate | 2 | 1.8 | 6 | 5.5 | 101 | 92.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 6 | 2.2 | 13 | 4.9 | 248 | 92.9 | |
Severity of abdominal pain | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 6 | 3.7 | 12 | 7.4 | 145 | 89.0 | 0.31 |
Moderate | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 4.5 | 127 | 94.8 | |
Severe / very severe | 4 | 1.9 | 10 | 4.8 | 196 | 93.3 | |
Severity of insufficient fluid intake | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.8 | 69 | 93.2 | 0.41 |
Moderate | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 80 | 95.2 | |
Severe / very severe | 9 | 2.5 | 23 | 6.3 | 331 | 91.2 | |
Severity of loss of appetite | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 83 | 93.3 | 0.98 |
Moderate | 2 | 1.9 | 6 | 5.7 | 98 | 92.5 | |
Severe / very severe | 7 | 2.2 | 20 | 6.2 | 295 | 91.6 | |
Severity of apathy | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 3 | 3.5 | 7 | 8.2 | 75 | 88.2 | 0.60 |
Moderate | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.7 | 98 | 92.5 | |
Severe / very severe | 5 | 1.6 | 18 | 5.6 | 299 | 92.9 | |
Severity of inflamed bottom | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 6 | 2.1 | 22 | 7.7 | 256 | 90.1 | 0.12 |
Moderate | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 79 | 91.9 | |
Severe / very severe | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.0 | 142 | 96.6 | |
Severity of interrupted sleep mode | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 4 | 1.5 | 16 | 6.2 | 240 | 92.3 | 0.73 |
Moderate | 4 | 3.3 | 5 | 4.1 | 112 | 92.6 | |
Severe / very severe | 3 | 2.2 | 9 | 6.6 | 125 | 91.2 | |
Severity of tearfulness | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 7.8 | 138 | 90.2 | 0.46 |
Moderate | 5 | 3.3 | 7 | 4.6 | 140 | 92.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 3 | 1.4 | 10 | 4.7 | 201 | 93.9 | |
Severity of anxiety / irritability | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 4 | 1.8 | 15 | 6.9 | 199 | 91.3 | 0.53 |
Moderate | 3 | 2.5 | 9 | 7.4 | 109 | 90.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 4 | 2.2 | 6 | 3.4 | 168 | 94.4 |
Factor | Yes | No |
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Number | % | Number | % | ||
Sociodemographic factors
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Gender | |||||
Female | 211 | 82.4 | 45 | 17.6 | 0.06 |
Male | 202 | 75.7 | 65 | 24.3 | |
Age | |||||
≤ 12 months | 105 | 67.7 | 50 | 32.3 | < 0.001 |
13–24 months | 126 | 75.4 | 41 | 24.6 | |
25–36 months | 79 | 89.8 | 9 | 10.2 | |
37+ months | 102 | 91.1 | 10 | 8.9 | |
Age of the mother (years) | |||||
≤ 24 years | 31 | 56.4 | 24 | 43.6 | < 0.001 |
25–34 years | 264 | 79.3 | 69 | 20.7 | |
35–44 years | 111 | 88.8 | 14 | 11.2 | |
45+ years | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 37.5 | |
Age of the father (years) | |||||
≤ 24 years | 18 | 66.7 | 9 | 33.3 | 0.03 |
25–34 years | 212 | 75.4 | 69 | 24.6 | |
35–44 years | 137 | 85.1 | 24 | 14.9 | |
45+ years | 32 | 86.5 | 5 | 13.5 | |
Education of the mother | |||||
Primary | 18 | 62.1 | 11 | 37.9 | < 0.001 |
Secondary / vocational | 133 | 71.1 | 54 | 28.9 | |
Higher | 257 | 85.1 | 45 | 14.9 | |
Education of the father | |||||
Primary | 24 | 70.6 | 10 | 29.4 | 0.30 |
Secondary / vocational | 190 | 78.2 | 53 | 21.8 | |
Higher | 181 | 81.5 | 41 | 18.5 | |
Family structure | |||||
Both parents | 386 | 79.1 | 102 | 20.9 | 0.61 |
Single parent | 21 | 75.0 | 7 | 25.0 | |
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 350 | 78.5 | 96 | 21.5 | 0.57 |
Rural | 53 | 81.5 | 12 | 18.5 | |
Objective evaluation of the health status
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Vomiting (times per 24 h) | |||||
0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0.08 |
1 | 70 | 72.2 | 27 | 27.8 | |
2 | 178 | 79.1 | 47 | 20.9 | |
3 | 135 | 81.3 | 31 | 18.7 | |
Diarrhea (times per 24 h) | |||||
1 | 48 | 77.4 | 14 | 22.6 | 0.07 |
2 | 87 | 71.3 | 35 | 28.7 | |
3 | 254 | 81.4 | 58 | 18.6 | |
Severity of episodes (Vesikari) | |||||
Moderate | 24 | 68.6 | 11 | 31.4 | 0.13 |
Severe / very severe | 366 | 79.6 | 94 | 20.4 | |
Subjective evaluation of the health status
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Severity of diarrhea | |||||
Not at all / mild | 24 | 72.7 | 9 | 27.3 | 0.36 |
Moderate | 56 | 74.7 | 19 | 25.3 | |
Severe / very severe | 330 | 80.3 | 81 | 19.7 | |
Severity of vomiting | |||||
Not at all / mild | 110 | 77.5 | 32 | 22.5 | 0.23 |
Moderate | 63 | 73.3 | 23 | 26.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 237 | 81.4 | 54 | 18.6 | |
Severity of fever | |||||
Not at all / mild | 102 | 71.8 | 40 | 28.2 | 0.02 |
Moderate | 94 | 85.5 | 16 | 14.5 | |
Severe / very severe | 215 | 80.8 | 51 | 19.2 | |
Severity of abdominal pain | |||||
Not at all / mild | 123 | 75.9 | 39 | 24.1 | 0.63 |
Moderate | 105 | 78.9 | 28 | 21.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 168 | 80.0 | 42 | 20.0 | |
Severity of insufficient fluid intake | |||||
Not at all / mild | 50 | 68.5 | 23 | 31.5 | 0.04 |
Moderate | 63 | 76.8 | 19 | 23.2 | |
Severe / very severe | 296 | 81.5 | 67 | 18.5 | |
Severity of loss of appetite | |||||
Not at all / mild | 64 | 72.2 | 24 | 27.3 | 0.06 |
Moderate | 78 | 74.3 | 27 | 25.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 264 | 82.2 | 57 | 17.8 | |
Severity of apathy | |||||
Not at all / mild | 60 | 71.4 | 24 | 28.6 | 0.14 |
Moderate | 85 | 81.0 | 20 | 19.0 | |
Severe / very severe | 260 | 81.0 | 61 | 19.0 | |
Severity of inflamed bottom | |||||
Not at all / mild | 219 | 77.9 | 62 | 22.1 | 0.60 |
Moderate | 82 | 82.8 | 15 | 17.2 | |
Severe / very severe | 117 | 80.1 | 29 | 19.9 | |
Severity of interrupted sleep mode | |||||
Not at all / mild | 199 | 77.1 | 59 | 22.9 | 0.48 |
Moderate | 96 | 79.3 | 25 | 20.7 | |
Severe / very severe | 112 | 82.4 | 24 | 17.6 | |
Severity of tearfulness | |||||
Not at all / mild | 116 | 76.3 | 36 | 23.7 | 0.59 |
Moderate | 123 | 80.9 | 29 | 19.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 169 | 79.7 | 43 | 20.3 | |
Severity of anxiety / irritability | |||||
Not at all / mild | 168 | 77.4 | 49 | 22.6 | 0.64 |
Moderate | 98 | 81.0 | 23 | 19.0 | |
Severe / very severe | 142 | 80.7 | 34 | 19.3 |
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Sociodemographic factors
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Gender | |||||||
Female | 81 | 31.6 | 148 | 57.8 | 27 | 10.5 | 0.49 |
Male | 92 | 34.5 | 141 | 52.8 | 34 | 12.7 | |
Age | |||||||
≤ 12 months | 67 | 43.8 | 61 | 39.9 | 25 | 16.3 | 0.01 |
13–24 months | 56 | 33.3 | 96 | 57.1 | 16 | 9.5 | |
25–36 months | 22 | 24.7 | 57 | 64.0 | 10 | 11.2 | |
37+ months | 28 | 25.0 | 74 | 66.1 | 10 | 8.9 | |
Age of the mother | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 17 | 31.5 | 28 | 51.9 | 9 | 16.7 | 0.84 |
25–34 years | 110 | 32.9 | 188 | 56.3 | 36 | 10.8 | |
35–44 years | 41 | 32.8 | 69 | 55.2 | 15 | 12.0 | |
45+ years | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 12.5 | |
Age of the father | |||||||
≤ 24 years | 11 | 42.3 | 11 | 42.3 | 4 | 15.4 | 0.48 |
25–34 years | 95 | 33.9 | 152 | 54.3 | 33 | 11.8 | |
35–44 years | 54 | 33.1 | 92 | 56.4 | 17 | 10.4 | |
45+ years | 7 | 18.9 | 25 | 67.6 | 5 | 13.5 | |
Education of the mother | |||||||
Primary | 14 | 48.3 | 12 | 41.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 0.02 |
Secondary / vocational | 73 | 39.0 | 85 | 45.5 | 29 | 15.5 | |
Higher | 85 | 28.1 | 188 | 62.3 | 29 | 9.6 | |
Education of the father | |||||||
Primary | 12 | 35.3 | 16 | 47.1 | 6 | 17.6 | 0.41 |
Secondary / vocational | 82 | 33.6 | 140 | 57.4 | 22 | 9.0 | |
Higher | 71 | 32.1 | 120 | 54.3 | 30 | 13.6 | |
Family structure | |||||||
Both parents | 159 | 32.6 | 271 | 55.5 | 58 | 11.9 | 0.64 |
Single parent | 11 | 39.3 | 15 | 53.6 | 2 | 7.1 | |
Place of residence | |||||||
Urban | 145 | 32.6 | 245 | 55.1 | 55 | 12.4 | 0.53 |
Rural | 23 | 34.8 | 38 | 57.6 | 5 | 7.6 | |
Objective evaluation of the health status
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Vomiting (times per 24 h) | |||||||
0 | 3 | 1000. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
1 | 32 | 33.3 | 50 | 52.1 | 14 | 14.6 | |
2 | 78 | 34.7 | 123 | 54.7 | 24 | 10.7 | |
3 | 52 | 31.1 | 95 | 56.9 | 20 | 12.0 | |
Diarrhea (times per 24 h) | |||||||
1 | 23 | 36.5 | 33 | 52.4 | 7 | 11.1 | 0.95 |
2 | 40 | 32.5 | 66 | 53.7 | 17 | 13.8 | |
3 | 104 | 33.5 | 170 | 54.8 | 36 | 11.6 | |
Severity of episodes (Vesikari) | |||||||
Moderate | 14 | 40.0 | 17 | 48.6 | 4 | 11.4 | 0.70 |
Severe / very severe | 152 | 33.0 | 252 | 54.8 | 56 | 12.2 | |
Subjective evaluation of the health status
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Severity of diarrhea | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 13 | 39.4 | 17 | 51.5 | 3 | 9.1 | 0.43 |
Moderate | 31 | 40.8 | 39 | 51.3 | 6 | 7.9 | |
Severe / very severe | 128 | 31.2 | 232 | 56.6 | 50 | 12.2 | |
Severity of vomiting | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 55 | 38.7 | 71 | 50.0 | 16 | 11.3 | 0.26 |
Moderate | 27 | 31.0 | 46 | 52.9 | 14 | 16.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 90 | 30.9 | 171 | 58.8 | 30 | 10.3 | |
Severity of fever | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 54 | 38.0 | 70 | 49.3 | 18 | 12.7 | 0.19 |
Moderate | 27 | 24.8 | 69 | 63.3 | 13 | 11.9 | |
Severe / very severe | 90 | 33.7 | 150 | 56.2 | 27 | 10.1 | |
Severity of abdominal pain | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 61 | 37.4 | 84 | 51.5 | 18 | 11.0 | 0.12 |
Moderate | 51 | 38.3 | 71 | 53.4 | 11 | 8.3 | |
Severe / very severe | 57 | 27.1 | 124 | 59.0 | 29 | 13.8 | |
Severity of insufficient fluid intake | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 32 | 43.8 | 28 | 38.4 | 13 | 17.8 | 0.02 |
Moderate | 30 | 35.7 | 43 | 51.2 | 11 | 13.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 110 | 30.4 | 216 | 59.7 | 36 | 9.9 | |
Severity of loss of appetite | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 39 | 44.3 | 39 | 44.3 | 10 | 11.4 | 0.06 |
Moderate | 39 | 36.8 | 54 | 50.9 | 13 | 12.3 | |
Severe / very severe | 93 | 29.0 | 192 | 59.8 | 36 | 11.2 | |
Severity of apathy | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 33 | 39.8 | 39 | 47.0 | 11 | 13.3 | 0.20 |
Moderate | 34 | 32.4 | 55 | 52.4 | 16 | 15.2 | |
Severe / very severe | 99 | 30.7 | 192 | 59.4 | 32 | 9.9 | |
Severity of inflamed bottom | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 81 | 28.7 | 174 | 61.7 | 27 | 9.6 | 0.03 |
Moderate | 37 | 42.5 | 38 | 43.7 | 12 | 13.8 | |
Severe / very severe | 53 | 36.3 | 74 | 50.7 | 19 | 13.0 | |
Severity of interrupted sleep mode | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 89 | 34.4 | 148 | 57.1 | 22 | 8.5 | 0.33 |
Moderate | 37 | 30.6 | 66 | 54.5 | 18 | 14.9 | |
Severe / very severe | 45 | 33.1 | 72 | 52.9 | 19 | 14.0 | |
Severity of tearfulness | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 53 | 34.9 | 80 | 52.6 | 19 | 12.5 | 0.92 |
Moderate | 47 | 30.7 | 88 | 57.5 | 18 | 11.8 | |
Severe / very severe | 71 | 33.5 | 118 | 55.7 | 23 | 10.8 | |
Severity of anxiety / irritability | |||||||
Not at all / mild | 69 | 31.7 | 121 | 55.5 | 28 | 12.8 | 0.27 |
Moderate | 34 | 28.1 | 76 | 62.8 | 11 | 9.1 | |
Severe / very severe | 67 | 38.1 | 90 | 51.1 | 19 | 10.8 |