Table 1 Fluid curtailment during diarrhea from six recent national surveys. A summary of responses to the question, asked about children under five with diarrhea in the last two weeks: how much was [name of child] given to drink during the diarrhea (including breast milk)? Data are shown as a percent of total responses, weighted according to the survey sampling design, with approximate 95% confidence intervals
From: Fluid curtailment during childhood diarrhea: a countdown analysis
Burkina Faso | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Tanzania | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | |
N surveyed | 15,044 | 11,093 | 11,654 | 26,018 | 8,023 | 7,878 |
N with diarrhoea | 2,031 | 1,894 | 1,620 | 3,949 | 1,015 | 1,684 |
Fluids given | ||||||
Nothing | 1 (0, 1)% | 4 (3, 6)% | 7 (5, 9)% | 3 (2, 4)% | 13 (10, 16)% | 5 (4, 6)% |
Much Less | 6 (4, 7)% | 12 (10, 15)% | 13 (11, 16)% | 26 (23, 29)% | 5 (3, 7)% | 18 (15, 20)% |
Somewhat Less | 25 (23, 27)% | 20 (17,23)% | 28 (24, 32)% | 26 (24, 28)% | 20 (17, 24)% | 21 (19, 24)% |
The Same | 42 (39, 45)% | 31 (27,34)% | 35 (31, 40)% | 30 (28, 33)% | 44 (39, 48)% | 37 (34, 40)% |
More | 26(23, 29)% | 32 (29, 35)% | 15 (12, 19)% | 14 (12, 16)% | 18 (15, 22)% | 18 (16, 21)% |
Don’t Know | 0 (0, 1)% | 1 (1,2)% | 0 (0, 1)% | 1 (0,2)% | 0 (0, 1)% | 1 (0,1)% |
Missing | 0 ( −, −)% | 0 (0,0)% | 0 (0, 2)% | 0 (0,0)% | 1 (0, 2)% | 0 (−, −)% |