DIARRHEA ACCOUNTS FOR HIGH LEVELS OF MORALITY IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background to the Study Diarrhoea accounts for high levels of mortality in young children in developing countries like Nigeria, despite worldwide efforts to improve overall child health levels. Each year, in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, approximately five million children under five years of age die from acute diarrhoea. About 80 per cent of these deaths are in the first two years of ...
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