Assessment of utilization of zinc tablet and ORS among under 5 children with acute diarrhea in Akaki Kality sub- city, Addis Ababa
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2016
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Addis Abeba Universty
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Background: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child mortality in under five children.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 2.5 billion cases of
diarrhea occur among under 5children each year. More than half of the cases occur in Africa
and South-East Asia. Diarrhea is a commonly associated problem in children with Zinc
deficiency and diarrhea also leads to excess zinc losses. It is anticipated that over one-half of
these deaths could be averted through the successful application of zinc as a treatment for
childhood diarrhea . According to community based survey, diarrhea is second common
cause of under-five mortality (88 per 1000 live births), and morbidity (13%) in Ethiopia. A
policy to use zinc to treat children with diarrhoea was adopted by the Ministry of Health of
Ethiopia in 2013.
Result:-The prevalence of zinc administration is low in developing country. The aim of the
study was to assesses zinc and ORS utilization and associated factors in akaki kality sub city,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A community based cross-sectional study was done from February
15,2016 to March 15, 2016 . Four hundred twenty two caregivers were included in the study
using a house to house interview technique. The data were collected using a structured
questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were
used to identify the factors related to zinc administration. Two hundred eight three (67.1%)
caregivers were administered zinc and ORS. For how long caregivers give Zinc treatment
(AOR= 0.069;95%CI:0.006-0.790), reasons for not giving full dose of Zinc
(AOR=26.755;95%CI:2.874-249.069), and source of zinc product(AOR=9.301;
95%CI:1.009-85.709) were the factors associated with zinc administration.
Conclusions :- 67.1% care givers were administered zinc and ORS to the child for the
treatment of diarrhea in this study area. Zinc administration was determined by reasons for
not giving full dose of zinc, for how long caregivers give zinc treatment and source of zinc
product. In the study area there was low zinc and ORS administration for diarrhea treatments.
Recommendations :-Health authority and managers in the study area need to improve the
awareness of caregivers in proper utilization of zinc
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Assessment of utilization of zinc tablet