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SITUATION ANAlySIS of ChIldreN in UgANdASTATISTICAl ABSTrACTTReATM enT OF diARRHOeAThe percentage of children under five with diarrhoea receivingoral rehydration therapy (ORT)/fluids went up by just 2%between 2001 and 2011 (from 53% to 55%) – well below thenational target of 90%.South-West region has the lowest percentage (39%) while Karamoja has thehighest (82%).The likelihood of being given ORT/fluids when a child under five has diarrhoeadecreases as the child gets older.No distinct pattern is observed among different wealth groups or different levelsof education of the mother.amoNg childreN uNder age five who had diarrhoea iN the two weeksprecediNg the survey, the perceNtage giveN ort or iNcreased fluids astreatmeNtSource: UBOS and Macro International, 2007; UBOS and ICF International, 2012A total of 758,000 children with diarrhoea did not get ORT withincreased fluids.Over 200,000 of these children live in Eastern region alone (27%).More than half (55%) of the children not getting ORT are from three regions (EastCentral, Eastern and Western), each of which has more than 100,000 children notgetting ORT/fluids.151

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