Table 2 National survey data from six countries stratified by characteristics of diarrhea management. Number and percent of children with fluids curtailed during diarrhea, represented by those answering “nothing”, “much less than usual”, or “somewhat less than usual” to the question “how much was [name of child] given to drink during the diarrhea (including breast milk)?” Those with significant relationships at α = 0.05 are shown in bold
From: Fluid curtailment during childhood diarrhea: a countdown analysis
Burkina Faso | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Tanzania | Uganda | |||||||||||||
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n(% curtailed) | p | n(% curtailed) | p | n(% curtailed) | p | n(% curtailed) | p | n(% curtailed) | p | n(% curtailed) | p | |||||||
Antibiotics | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 180 | (33 %) | 0.465 | 111 | (34 %) | 0.366 | 137 | (54 %) | 0.245 | 461 | (54 %) | 0.608 | 176 | (38 %) | 0.727 | 230 | (43 %) | 0.663 |
No | 460 | (31 %) | 557 | (37 %) | 725 | (48 %) | 1665 | (55 %) | 198 | (36 %) | 519 | (44 %) | ||||||
Antimotilics | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 9 | (33 %) | 0.899 | 17 | (42 %) | 0.704 | 8 | (62 %) | 0.361 | 211 | (54 %) | 0.704 | 38 | (47 %) | 0.614 | |||
No | 631 | (32 %) | 651 | (36 %) | 854 | (49 %) | 1915 | (55 %) | 711 | (44 %) | ||||||||
Food curtailed | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 541 | (48 %) | <.001 | 527 | (44 %) | <.001 | 743 | (67 %) | <.001 | 1848 | (79 %) | <.001 | 279 | (55 %) | <.001 | 643 | (64 %) | <.001 |
No | 96 | (10 %) | 142 | (23 %) | 122 | (17 %) | 277 | (17 %) | 98 | (21 %) | 107 | (15 %) | ||||||
Care seeking by type of Provider | ||||||||||||||||||
None | 241 | (30 %) | 0.602 | 505 | (46 %) | 0.138 | 125 | (36 %) | 0.879 | 149 | (37 %) | 0.014 | ||||||
Government Sector | 271 | (33 %) | 252 | (56 %) | 112 | (38 %) | 240 | (42 %) | ||||||||||
All Other | 129 | (31 %) | 108 | (47 %) | 140 | (38 %) | 361 | (48 %) | ||||||||||
ORS | ||||||||||||||||||
Yes | 135 | (30 %) | 0.583 | 200 | (40 %) | 0.183 | 271 | (54 %) | 0.127 | 461 | (58 %) | 0.314 | 154 | (35 %) | 0.355 | 354 | (44 %) | 0.871 |
No | 501 | (32 %) | 467 | (35 %) | 587 | (47 %) | 1656 | (54 %) | 216 | (39 %) | 390 | (44 %) | ||||||
Total | 637 | (32 %) | 667 | (36 %) | 858 | (49 %) | 2117 | (55 %) | 370 | (37 %) | 744 | (44 %) | ||||||