Risk Factors of Enteric Fever in Children Less Than 15 Years of Age (A cross sectional study based on 530 children under Risk of Enteric Fever)
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This is hospital based cross sectional prospective study of children less than 15 years old who were diagnosed as case of Enteric Fever. The main objective of study was to find out the effect of significant risk factors on ENTERIC FEVER (EF). The 530 children (275 Typhoid fever patients and 255 Non-Typhoid) entering the Hospitals under the risk of Enteric Fever during the period Feb-July 2005 were studied. There are 314 male and 216 female patients. Study was conducted in three major institutions, General Hospital, Children Hospital and Mayo Hospital of Lahore. Data was collected through questionnaire. Logistic Regression technique was used to find the significant risk factors. The probabilities by using Logistic models were also found. This study shows that risk factors of EF include age, educational status of parents, consumption of street vendors’ food, water intake, history of contact with patient of EF in family and availability of Dispensary Facility. 1 Department of Statistics, GC University, Lahore-PAKISTAN 2 House Officer Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAKISTAN Received Jan. 2007, Accepted May. 2007. Ayaz, Pervaiz, Azad, Pervaiz 85
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