Bangladesh 1992a [16]
|
Matlab (rural)
|
Active household surveillance
|
Varied by pathogen (68 – 184)
|
Same community study cohort
|
Age and proximity of residence
|
Varied by pathogen (67 – 164)
|
Bangladesh 1992b [17]
|
Mirzapur (rural)
|
Active household surveillance
|
Varied by pathogen (53 – 153)
|
Same community study cohort
|
Age and proximity of residence
|
Varied by pathogen (46 – 213)
|
India 1989 [18]
|
New Delhi
|
Hospital admissions
|
92
|
Other wards with non-gastro-intestinal illnesses
|
Age and nutritional status
|
92
|
India 1992 [19]
|
New Delhi
|
Hospital admissions
|
81
|
Nutrition clinic with failure to thrive and weight for height = 90% of standard
|
Not matched
|
32
|
India 1999 [22]
|
Slum of New Delhi
|
Active household surveillance
|
115
|
Same community study cohort
|
Age, nutritional status and proximity of residence
|
115
|
Brazil 1990 [26]
|
Urban slum, Fortaleza
|
Active household surveillance
|
40
|
Same community study cohort
|
Not matched
|
38
|
Brazil 1995 [29]
|
Fortaleza
|
Hospital admissions
|
56
|
Children on other wards
|
By age
|
42
|
Brazil 2000 [4]
|
Shanty town, Fortaleza
|
Active household surveillance
|
88
|
Same community study cohort
|
By age and sex
|
443
|