Abstract:
Summary
Introduction: Globally, childhood diarrhea remains a major public health problem.
In Sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia where living in poor sanitation
areas, diarrhea is a major threats for child morbidity and mortality. The pattern of
the disease occurrence is mostly different from place to place that worrisome the
problem. Therefore, spotting the occurrence of diarrhea clusters will reveals a
significant insights in to patterns and risks of diarrhea morbidity in a particular
setting.
Objective: The aim of this study will be to assess the extent of spatial patterns
and associated factors of childhood diarrhea in Ethiopia by taking three
consecutive Ethiopia DHS data.
Method: Ethiopia DHS of 2000, 2005, and 2011 under five related data will be
used. The data was collected using repeated cross sectional study design through
interviewer based structured questionnaires. Study participants were included into
the study with stratified cluster sampling technique. The data will be extracted
from the three surveys’ datasets using data extraction tools. A total of 31,888
children under five years of age will be selected. The spatial patterns of childhood
diarrhea will be analyzed using Geographical Information System
Work plan and budget: This research work will be conducted from January to
June, 2016 with a total cost of 16,800.00 ETB.
