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Volume 5, Issue 6(Suppl)

J Infect Dis Ther, an open access journal

ISSN: 2332-0877

Euro Infectious Diseases 2017

September 07-09, 2017

September 07-09, 2017 | Paris, France

Infectious Diseases

Euro-Global Conference on

J Infect Dis Ther 2017, 5:6(Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C1-033

Incidence and preparedness for treatment of diarrhoea in epidermic prone flood areas of Chiga

Kisumu County.

Redemptah Yeda Kenya

Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (DEID-GEIS) Program, United States Army

Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K), Nairobi, Kenya

tatement of the Problem: Diarrhea is preventable and treatable by early recognition of dehydration, increased fluids,

breastfeeding and timely treatment. Despite the advances to understand management and pathogenesis, globally it’s

estimated that diarrhea accounts for 1.5 million deaths annually. 800,000 children die annually in sub-Saharan Africa. In

Kenya, infectious diseases are on the rise due to poverty, illiteracy, inadequate safe drinking water and poor sanitation Flood

prone areas have high incidence of diarrhea. However, there is no active surveillance to monitor the incidence and also

understand the effect of seasons on the incidence. No study has been carried out on the preparedness of the health facilities for

the treatment of Diarrhea. The purpose of this study: To investigate the incidence and preparedness for treatment of diarrhea in

epidemic prone floods areas in Kisumu County. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: This was a retrospective study come

across sectional study. A key informative interview tool was used to collect data among community health workers and the

hospital leads. A conceptual frame work was used to focus on the interaction between incidence and mortality with relation to

environment. Findings: Diarrhea is common among the adults compared to other age categories. Conclusion & Significance:

Despite the challenges in controlling diarrhea, adults experience more cases. Over the last 20 years diarrhea studies have

mainly on the under five However, there is limited information on the epidemiology of diarrhea among adults in sub-Saharan

Africa. Recommendations Research is required to establish scientific models to predict diarrhea outbreaks.