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Table 5 Global care-seeking practices for diarrhea episodes among children ≤ 36 mos of age in low- and middle-income countries

From: Systematic review of diarrhea duration and severity in children and adults in low- and middle-income countries

Region

Diarrhea Care-seeking (%)

West/Middle Africa*

26.9

South/East Africa**

39.1

North Africa/West Asia/Europe^

41.0

Central Asia^^

35.6

South/Southeast Asia†

31.0

Latin America/Caribbean††

34.8

Global Median

35.2

  1. DHS[6] data sources: * Benin 2001, Burkina Faso 1998-99, Cameroon 1998, Chad 1996-97, Cote d'Ivoire 1998-99, Gabon 2000, Ghana 1998, Guinea 1999, Mali 2001, Mauritania 2000-01, Niger 1998, Nigeria 1999, Senegal 1997, Togo 1998. ** Comoros 1996, Eritrea 2002, Ethiopia 2000, Kenya 1998, Madagascar 1997, Malawi 2000, Mozambique 1997, Namibia 2000, Rwanda 2000, South Africa 19998, Tanzania 1999, Uganda 2000-01, Zambia 2001-02, Zimbabwe 1999. ^ Armenia 2000, Egypt 2000, Jordan 2002, Turkey 1998, Yemen 1997. ^^ Kazakhstan 1999, Kyrgz Rep. 1997, Turkmenistan 2000, Uzbekistan 1996. † Bangladesh 1999-00, Cambodia 2000, India 1998-99, Indonesia 1997, Nepal 2000, Philippines 1998, Vietnam 1997. †† Bolivia 1998, Brazil 1996, Colombia 2000, Dominican Rep. 2002, Guatemala 1998-99, Haiti 2000, Nicaragua 2001, Peru 2000.