Coutilisation of oral rehydration solution and zinc for treating diarrhoea and its associated factors among underfive children in East Africa: a multilevel robust Poisson regression
| dc.contributor.author | Legesse, Bruck Tesfaye | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wondie, Wubet Tazeb | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gedefaw, Gezahagn Demsu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Workineh, Yakob Tadese | |
| dc.contributor.author | Seifu, Beminate Lemma | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-12T07:34:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-12T07:34:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to assess the coutilisation of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc for treating diarrhoea and its associated factors among under-5 children in East Africa. Cross-sectional study design. Multilevel Poisson regression analysis with robust variance was fitted to identify predictors of zinc and ORS coutilisation. An adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) with a 95% CI was reported to declare the statistical significance. Twelve East African countries. 16 850 under-5 children who had diarrhoea were included in the study. In East African nations, the coutilisation of ORS and zinc for the treatment of diarrhoea in children under 5 was 53.27% with a 95% CI (52.54% to 54.01%). Children of mothers with primary education (aPR 1.15, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.20), secondary education (aPR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.14), higer education (aPR 1.19, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.29), those from maternal age category of 20-24 (aPR 1.14, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.21), age category of 25-29 (aPR 1.13, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.21), age category of 30-34 (aPR 1.09, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.16), those from wealthy households (aPR 1.04, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.09) and those who have a media exposure (aPR 1.04, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.08) were more likely to receive combination. Only half of the under-5 children with diarrhoea in East Africa were treated with a combination of ORS and zinc. To increase the use of the suggested combination therapy of ORS with zinc, it is important to empower women through education and prevent teen pregnancy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Legesse, Bruck Tesfaye, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Gezahagn Demsu Gedefaw, et al. 'Coutilisation of Oral Rehydration Solution and Zinc for Treating Diarrhoea and its Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in East Africa: A Multilevel Robust Poisson Regression', BMJ Open, vol. 14/no. 3, (2024), pp. e079618. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN 2044-6055 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | EISSN 2044-6055 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9427 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | British Medical Journal Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.subject | oral rehydration solution (ORS; diarrhoea; children in East Africa. | en_US |
| dc.title | Coutilisation of oral rehydration solution and zinc for treating diarrhoea and its associated factors among underfive children in East Africa: a multilevel robust Poisson regression | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |