Burden and pattern of acute diarrhea in Thai children under 5 years of age: A 5-year descriptive analysis based on Thailand National Health Coverage (NHC) data

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20220117002

Enrollment

10000

Registered

2022-01-17

Start date

2021-10-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

The incidence of acute diarrhea in Thai children under five years of age has increased over the last three decades. Even though mortality has significantly declined, the burden and cost of medical treatment are still high. Our objectives are to describe the burden and pattern of acute diarrhea cases that required admissions by Thai children under five years of age from 2015 to 2019. acute diarrhea, Thai children, under five years of age

Interventions

all children 0-5 year with acute diarrhear according to NHC data

Health Services Research

Acute diarrhear

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 5 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children with acute diarrhea, Thai children, under five years of age in NCH data

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
burden and pattern of acute diarrhea cases that required admissions by Thai children under five years of age from 2015 to 2019 5 years number of admission, cost	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
N/A N/A N/A	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactBusara Medicine

Khon Kaen University

busarcha@kku.ac.th0617923591

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026