Mapping Geographical Inequalities in Oral Rehydration Therapy Coverage in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries, 2000–17

• Main Authors: Wiens, Kirsten E, Reiner, Robert C, Jr, Amit, Arianna Maever L, Pepito, Veincent Christian F, Collaborators, Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea, co-authors, 702
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment; Health Policy; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/56; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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 countr...