A retrospective mixed-methods evaluation of a national ORS and zinc scale-up program in Uganda between 2011 and 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Uganda, diarrhoea was the third leading cause of mortality among children under the age of five in 2010. To address this issue, the Ministry of Health (MOH) formed a national Diarrhoea and Pneumonia Coordination Committee (DPCC) in 2011. One of the objectives of the DPCC for reducing diarrhoea mortality was to increase the use of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc. This study aimed to describe and evaluate efforts by the DPCC to increase ORS and zinc coverage.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective mixed-methods evaluation to describe the activities conducted under the DPCC and evaluate the extent to which the committee's goal of increasing ORS and zinc use was achieved. We conducted secondary analysis using Uganda's Demographic and Health Survey from 2011 and

SUBMITTER: Lam F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6571111 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature