Microsoft Word - AMICS-29Jan2013 - Childinfo.org
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Percentage of children age 0-59 months with diarrhoea in the last two weeks who received oral rehydration therapy with continued feeding, and percentage of children with diarrhoea who received other treatments,<br />
Afghanistan, 2010-2011<br />
Children with diarrhoea who<br />
received:<br />
ORS or<br />
increased<br />
fluids<br />
ORT (ORS or<br />
recommended<br />
homemade<br />
fluids or<br />
increased<br />
fluids)<br />
Other treatments:<br />
Intravenous<br />
with<br />
continued Anti- Anti-<br />
Anti- Nonantibiotic<br />
feeding 1 Zinc Other Unknown<br />
Unknown<br />
Pill or syrup Injection<br />
ORT<br />
Home<br />
remedy,<br />
herbal<br />
medicine<br />
Other<br />
Not given<br />
any<br />
treatment<br />
or drug<br />
Number of<br />
children age 0-<br />
59 months with<br />
diarrhoea in last<br />
two weeks<br />
None 61.6 70.4 48.5 16.7 24.4 5.5 1.6 16.8 5.0 0.6 3.4 1.8 15.6 4.1 9.8 3,125<br />
Primary 55.4 66.1 34.5 19.3 30.8 2.3 0.6 15.9 2.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 11.0 3.9 7.5 163<br />
Secondary<br />
+<br />
61.7 67.3 40.0 23.8 18.7 3.8 0.0 15.6 4.1 0.6 1.5 0.4 5.7 9.0 12.3 113<br />
Wealth index quintile<br />
Poorest 63.4 75.0 50.7 12.1 13.8 3.7 1.3 13.0 4.3 0.6 4.7 2.0 17.8 5.8 10.5 683<br />
Second 58.5 68.8 42.9 15.6 26.5 6.0 0.9 15.2 4.2 1.0 3.9 1.6 16.2 3.9 12.5 707<br />
Middle 58.4 66.7 48.0 19.4 29.1 7.0 1.2 16.3 6.5 0.5 1.8 1.7 15.7 1.9 9.8 758<br />
Fourth 66.2 72.9 52.8 17.2 27.7 5.3 2.5 21.1 3.5 0.7 3.3 1.9 15.8 5.0 6.8 744<br />
Richest 59.6 66.4 41.3 21.9 24.2 3.6 1.8 18.4 5.8 0.3 2.9 1.5 7.9 4.8 9.4 512<br />
Total 61.3 70.1 47.5 17.1 24.5 5.3 1.5 16.8 4.8 0.6 3.3 1.7 15.1 4.2 9.8 3,403<br />
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MICS indicator 3.8<br />
Observing Table 6.7, overall, 61% of children with diarrhoea received ORS or increased fluids, 70% received ORT (ORS or recommended<br />
homemade fluids, or increased fluids). It was observed that 48% of children either received ORT and/or at the same time, feeding was<br />
continued, as per the recommendation.<br />
There are significant differences in the home management of diarrhoea by background characteristics. In the Central Highlands region, less<br />
than one in three children (31%) received ORT and continued feeding, while 68% of children in the Southern region received ORT and<br />
continued feeding. Interestingly, better treatment practices during an episode of diarrhoea among children are observed in the Southern<br />
region despite otherwise discouraging indicators on child health such as the low vaccination coverage noted earlier: 88% of children with<br />
diarrhoea in the Southern region were treated by ORT, while only 52% of children in the North Eastern region were treated with ORT.<br />
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