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Evaluation of the awareness and utilization of oral rehydration salt and zincin managing diarrhoea among under-five children in Oyo State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorKariuki, John
dc.contributor.authorMogere, Dominic
dc.contributor.authorOdongo, Alfred Owino
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Juma
dc.contributor.authorFagbamigbe, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T08:53:21Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T08:53:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-19
dc.description.abstractNigeria ranks as one of the countries with the highest negativeconsequences of diarrhoea in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of the study was to evaluate the awareness and utilization of ORS and zinc in managing diarrhoea among under-five children(U5C) in Oyo state, Nigeria. Methods: Data was obtained from a cross-sectional survey (n=1154) as well as focus group discussionsamong mothers/caregivers of U5C and key informant interviews in Oyo state. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: Nine of every ten caregivers were aware of the use of ORS/zinc for managing diarrhoea cases. Prevalence of ever-use of ORS/zinc formanaging diarrhoea cases was 5.4% while the prevalence of having diarrhoea recently was 6.2%(71/1154). Of the 71 mothers whose U5C recently had diarrhoea, 41(57.7%) used ORS/zinc to manage a recent episode of diarrhoea. Adjusted odds of using ORS/zinc tomanage diarrhoea was 2.64 (aOR=2.64; 95%CI: 1.18-10.27 times higher among children who are the first births than those with fourth or higher birth order. The adjusted odds of using ORS/zinc to manage diarrhoea was 9 times (aOR= 9.15; 95%CI: 1.99-34.47) higher among mothers aged 20 to 24 years than those aged 30 to 39 years. Conclusions: Despite the high level of awareness of use of ORS and zinc in managing diarrhoea, ever-utilization is low but recent use by three-fifths of caregivers is fair. There is a need for Oyo state ministry of health and other stakeholders to promote the use of ORS and zinc in managing diarrhoea
dc.identifier.citationFagbamigbe AF, Joseph J, Odongo AO, Mogere D, Kariuki J. Evaluation of the awareness and utilization of oral rehydration salt and zinc in managing diarrhoea among under-five children in Oyo State, Nigeria. Int J Community Med Public Health 2022;9:2785-97.
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.urihttps://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6089
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
dc.subjectBarriers to utilization
dc.subjectDiarrhoea
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectUnavailability
dc.subjectUnaffordability
dc.titleEvaluation of the awareness and utilization of oral rehydration salt and zincin managing diarrhoea among under-five children in Oyo State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle
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