| Author: ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research |
| InfoShare Partner: ICDDR,B |
| Publication Date: June 2005 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Child health/survival, Infectious diseases, other, Service delivery |
| Region: Asia/Pacific |
| Language: English |
| Additional information: Available in PDF and HTML on the website |
| Number of Pages: 7 |
| File Size: 1 KB |
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We conducted a nationally representative cross-sectional cluster survey of households in Bangladesh to evaluate management practices for childhood diarrhoea. A total of 7,247 children with diarrhoea within the preceding 2 weeks were enrolled. Among children who sought care outside of the home 92% visited private providers, a minority of whom were licensed physicians. Over 70% of residents of Dhaka and Chittagong used oral rehydration solution, but fewer than 50% of rural residents did. Expenditures were fairly evenly distributed among income groups and well within the projected cost of ORS plus zinc treatment for diarrhoeal illness.
Health and Science Bulletin, 3(1):11-17
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