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Malawi ORS Case Study

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…

National Scale-up of Zinc Promotion in Nepal: Results from a Post-project Population-based Survey

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:…

Market analysis of the ORS and zinc markets in Kenya

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-…

Mothers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Acute Respiratory Infections in Children in Baringo District, Kenya

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…

Determinants of health care seeking for childhood illnesses in Nairobi slums

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…

Healthcare-seeking Behaviour for Common Infectious Disease-related Illnesses in Rural Kenya: A Community-based House-to-house Survey

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…

Examining the Use of Oral Rehydration Salts and Other Oral Rehydration Therapy for Childhood Diarrhea in Kenya

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…

Nepal (2008): Zinc TRaC Survey

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…

Medication use and abuse in childhood diarrhoeal diseases by caregivers reporting to a Nigerian tertiary health institution

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…

Financing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision through Private Medical Aid Schemes in Namibia

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…