Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is a form of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) for diarrhoea that has the potential to drastically reduce child mortality; yet, according to UNICEF estimates, less than half of children younger than 5 years with diarrhoea in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) received ORS in 2016. A variety of recommended home fluids (RHF) exist as alternative forms of ORT; however, it is unclear whether RHF prevent child mortality. Previous studies have shown considerable variation between countries in ORS and RHF use, but subnational variation is unknown. This study aims to produce high-resolution geospatial estimates of relative and absolute coverage of ORS, RHF, and ORT (use of either ORS or RHF) in LMICs.

Methods

We used a Bayesian geo

SUBMITTER: Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7388204 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature