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ORT with continued feeding among children age less than 5 years with diarrhea
In the MICS questionnaire, mothers (or caretakers) were asked to report whether their child
had had diarrhoea in the two weeks prior to the survey. If so, the mother was asked a series of
questions about what the child had to drink and eat during the episode and whether this was
more or less than the child usually ate and drank.
Table 6.5: Oral rehydration solutions and recommended homemade fluids
Percentage of children age 0-59 months with diarrhoea in the last two weeks, and treatment with oral rehydration solutions and recommended
homemade fluids, Afghanistan, 2010-2011
Sex
Had
diarrhoea
in last
two
weeks
Number
of
children
age 0-59
months
ORS
(Fluid from ORS
packet or prepackaged
ORS
fluid)
Children with diarrhoea who received:
Recommended homemade fluids
Wheat Salt
Solution
Salt & Sugar
Solution
Any
recommended
homemade
fluid
ORS or any
recommended
homemade
fluid
Number of
children age
0-59 months
with
diarrhoea
Male 22.9 7,653 55.1 13.0 18.9 26.4 65.2 1,752
Female 22.9 7,218 51.3 13.6 16.7 24.3 61.6 1,652
Region
Central 25.0 2,230 46.0 12.6 17.2 23.1 59.9 557
Central
Highlands
33.4 517 36.3 12.4 12.7 19.6 48.2 173
East 21.4 1,667 58.9 15.6 17.5 23.2 70.6 357
North 25.9 2,087 48.3 12.9 12.4 21.6 56.5 541
North East 19.3 2,464 36.5 6.6 7.9 11.8 42.8 477
South 20.0 1,774 74.0 17.8 44.5 49.6 85.0 355
South East 24.3 2,308 60.5 14.8 18.1 29.5 69.4 560
West 21.0 1,825 64.6 15.0 16.0 27.0 75.7 384
Residence
Age
Urban 21.2 2,398 48.2 8.7 14.8 19.0 57.2 508
Rural 23.2 12,474 54.2 14.1 18.3 26.5 64.5 2,896
0-11 months 18.6 2,244 44.3 10.0 10.6 17.9 51.9 418
12-23 months 28.2 2,497 55.8 12.7 16.2 23.8 66.1 704
24-35 months 27.6 3,220 55.7 13.4 18.3 25.4 65.6 888
36-47 months 22.5 3,438 51.2 14.1 21.4 28.8 63.0 772
48-59 months 17.9 3,474 55.7 14.9 19.3 27.8 65.9 622
Mother s education
None 23.1 13,532 53.7 13.5 18.4 26.0 63.9 3,125
Primary 23.3 698 44.5 13.0 14.3 20.7 56.2 163
Secondary + 17.8 634 55.5 8.3 8.3 14.2 62.0 113
Wealth index quintile
Poorest 22.0 3,101 55.6 16.8 18.1 30.1 68.7 683
Second 22.2 3,190 50.8 13.6 21.1 28.9 63.4 707
Middle 25.1 3,015 52.4 13.7 16.9 24.4 61.8 758
Fourth 25.0 2,983 55.6 12.6 17.1 23.2 63.4 744
Richest 19.8 2,583 51.6 8.5 15.3 18.6 59.0 512
Total 22.9 14,872 53.3 13.3 17.8 25.3 63.5 3,403
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