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    "retrievedDate": "23-March-18",
    "additionalInfo": "Indicator name\nChildren aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration therapy (%)\n\nName abbreviated\n\n    \n\nData Type Representation\nPercent\n\nTopic\nHealth service coverage\n\nISO Health Indicators Framework\n\n    \n\nRationale\nDiarrhoeal diseases remain one of the major causes of mortality among under-fives, accounting for more than 600 000 child deaths worldwide, despite all the progress in its management and the undeniable success of the oral rehydration therapy (ORT). Therefore monitoring of the coverage of this very cost-effective intervention is crucial for the monitoring of progress towards the child survival-related Millennium Development Goals and Strategies.\n\nDefinition\nProportion of children aged 0\u201359 months who had diarrhoea in the\u00a0previous 2 weeks and were treated with oral rehydration salts or an appropriate household solution (ORT).\nAccording to DHS, the term(s) used for diarrhoea should encompass the expressions used for all forms of diarrhoea, including bloody stools (consistent with dysentery), watery stools, etc. It encompasses the mother`s definition as well as the \u2018local term(s)\u2019.\nThe definition of \"appropriate household solution\" may vary between countries.\n\u00a0\n\nAssociated terms\n\n    \n\nPreferred data sources\nHousehold surveys\n\nOther possible data sources\n\n    \n\nMethod of measurement\n\n    \n\nMethod of estimation\nWHO compiles empirical data from household surveys.\n\u00a0\nPredominant type of statistics: adjusted\n\nM&E Framework\nOutcome\n\nMethod of estimation of global and regional aggregates\n\na.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The WHO regional, income-group and global aggregates are population and prevalence weighted from available survey data and may differ from previously reported aggregates.\n\n\nDisaggregation\nAge\n\nDisaggregation\nLocation (urban/rural)\n\nDisaggregation\nEducation level : Maternal education\n\nDisaggregation\nWealth : Wealth quintile\n\nDisaggregation\nBoundaries : Administrative regions\n\nDisaggregation\nBoundaries : Health regions\n\nUnit of Measure\nN/A\n\nUnit Multiplier\n\n    \n\nExpected frequency of data dissemination\n\n    \n\nExpected frequency of data collection\n\n    \n\nLimitations\nThese indicators are usually collected in DHS and MICS surveys; however, the accuracy of reporting in household surveys varies and is likely to be prone to recall bias. Also, seasonal influences related to the prevalence of diarrhoeal disease may affect the results of data collection for this indicator. The comparability of results across countries and over time may therefore be affected. Frequent changes in the definition of this indicator have seriously compromised the ability to reliably assess trends over time.\n\u00a0\nThere are two specific limitations with some of the associated terms of this indicator: \n1.\u00a0Discussions have been held on whether treated should be considered when the electrolyte solution was \u2018given\u2019, \u2018received\u2019, \u2018ingested\u2019, or \u2018offered\u2019 to the child; and \n2.\u00a0Comparability of data on appropriate household solution.\n\nLinks\nHow many child deaths can we prevent this year? (Jones et al, 2003)\n\nLinks\nFactors associated with trends in infant and child mortality in developing countries during the 1990s (Rutstein, 2000)\n\nLinks\nReducing deaths from diarrhoea through oral rehydration therapy (Victora et al, 2000)\n\nLinks\nUse of oral rehydration therapy in acute watery diarrhoea (Sack, 1991)\n\nLinks\nChild Morbidity and Treatment Patterns (DHS, 1991)\n\nLinks\nDemographic and Health Surveys\n\nLinks\nMultiple Indicator Cluster Surveys\n\nLinks\nThe State of the World's Children (UNICEF)\n\nComments\nThe framework for the discussion and review of child health indicators in the UNICEF/WHO Meeting on Child Survival Survey-based Indicators was the set of prevention and treatment interventions outlined in the Lancet series on child survival.\n\nContact Person\n\n    \n\n",
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