Coutilisation of oral rehydration solution and zinc for treating diarrhoea and its associated factors among under-five children in East Africa: a multilevel robust Poisson regression.
Bruck Tesfaye LegesseWubet Tazeb WondieGezahagn Demsu GedefawYakob Tadese WorkinehBeminate Lemma SeifuPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Only half of the under-5 children with diarrhoea in East Africa were treated with a combination of ORS and zinc. To increase the use of the suggested combination therapy of ORS with zinc, it is important to empower women through education and prevent teen pregnancy.