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Table 2 Percent of children with diarrhea in the 2 weeks prior to the survey by type of care reported by mothers and country

From: Diarrhea management in children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: does the source of care matter? A Countdown analysis

Country

Weighted number of Children

Weighted # children with diarrhea

Percentage of children with diarrhea in the last 2 weeks who were given

ORS % (95 %CI)

ORS & Zinc % (95 %CI)

Zinc % (95 %CI)

Increased Fluids % (95 %CI)

Continued Feeding % (95 %CI)

Burkina Faso

14,001

2,064

21 (19, 24)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 1)

26 (23, 29)

79 (77, 82)

Burundi

7,418

1,855

38 (35, 41)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

40 (37, 43)

72 (70, 75)

Cameroon

10,718

2,243

17 (15, 20)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

56 (52, 59)

80 (77, 82)

Cote d’Ivoire

6,862

1,228

17 (14, 20)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

39 (35, 42)

79 (76, 82)

DR Congo

16,968

2,852

39 (36, 42)

2 (1, 2)

2 (2, 3)

32 (29, 36)

71 (68, 75)

Ethiopia

11,042

1,483

26 (23, 30)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

16 (12, 19)

60 (56, 65)

Mali

9,655

832

37 (32, 42)

1 (1, 2)

2 (1, 3)

14 (11, 17)

69 (65, 73)

Niger

12,268

1,734

44 (41, 47)

8 (7, 10)

10 (8, 12)

24 (21, 28)

73 (70, 77)

Nigeria

28,950

2,966

34 (31, 37)

1 (1, 2)

2 (2, 3)

10 (9, 12)

68 (65, 71)

Sierra Leone

10,814

1,201

85 (83, 87)

3 (2, 5)

4 (3, 5)

32 (27, 37)

64 (61, 68)

Tanzania

7,667

1,109

44 (40, 48)

3 (2, 4)

5 (3, 6)

18 (15, 21)

78 (75, 82)

Uganda

7,535

1,766

44 (40, 47)

1 (1, 2)

2 (1, 3)

18 (16, 21)

65 (62, 67)

Median

10,766

1,750

38 (35, 41)

1 (1, 2)

2 (1, 3)

25 (21, 29)

72 (70, 75)