Under five mortality in Malawi has been falling steadily since the mid 1950s (when it was 366 per thousand live births). ORS took off much earlier in Malawi than in other countries so current use rates are much higher. Zinc has only just been introduced into national programs and has limited…
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The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund recommend using a new oral rehydration solution (ORS) plus zinc supplementation for 10-14 days for the treatment of diarrhoea in children aged less than five years. The Social Marketing Plus for Diarrhoeal Disease Control:…
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PSI/Kenya commissioned this report to inform the programmatic strategies relevant to the reduction of under 5 years old morbidity and mortality in Kenya through the increased use of ORS and zinc per WHO recommendations. Data was collected in a period of two weeks through 15 face to face in-…
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Control of actue respiratory infections (ARI) is a major public health problem in developing countries. Implementation of case management protocols requires participation of the community to reduce morbidity and mortality from ARI. Health education programmes can only be effective when…
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The practice of appropriate health seeking has a great potential to reduce the occurrence of severe and life-threatening child illnesses. We assessed the influence of socio-demographic, economic and diseaserelated factors in health care seeking for child illnesses among slum dwellers of Nairobi…
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Community surveys of healthcare-use determine the proportion of illness episodes not captured by health facility-based surveillance, the methodology used most commonly to estimate the burden of disease in Africa. A cross-sectional survey of households with children aged less than five years was…
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Reductions in the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in sub-Saharan Africa highlight the need to examine caregiver perceptions of ORT during diarrheal episodes. Qualitative research involving group discussions with childcare providers and in-depth interviews with 45 caregivers of children…
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This zinc-used focused household survey was conducted in July-October 2008 with a total of 3550 respondents in POUZN program districts in order to provide quantifiable data to assist program managers to monitor and evaluate the POUZN program in Nepal. The study provided guidance for the…
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Childhood diarrhoeal diseases have a major impact on morbidity and mortality. Prompt and appropriate interventions improve health outcomes.
The objectives of the study were to evaluate the practice of mothers/caregivers with respect to use of antibacterial and antimotility drugs.
To…
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Country : Nigeria
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In 2011, the Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project proposed a standardized fee for voluntary medical male circumcision to the Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds, the regulatory authority responsible for overseeing private medical aid plans. This primer…
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