Abstract:
Background
Diarrhoeal disease is a worldwide public health issue and remains a major cause of
mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. Low and middle income
countries (LMIC) of Africa and part of Asia are more affected by diarrhoeal diseases.
Objectives
To measure the prevalence of Diarrhoeal Diseases and to assess Socio-demographic
determinants among Under Five Years Old Children in Rwanda.
Methods
A cross-sectional design was used. Secondary data analysis was carried out on a sample
of 7474 drawn from Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS). RDHS used
multistage sampling technique.
Results
After running multiple logistic regression, Sociodemographic determinants associated
with diarrhoeal included age of children, wealth index category, mother education,
husband/partner education, types of place of residence (P-Value<0.05).
Conclusion
The results of the study showed that diarrhoeal remains an important health issue in
Rwanda. Occurrence of diarrhoeal was statistically associated with child age, wealth
index, education of parents, types of place of residence.
