Access to oral rehydration solution and zinc supplementation for treatment of childhood diarrhoeal diseases in Sudan.

A total of 14,081 children were included in this analysis. During the 2 weeks preceding the survey, 29.3% of these children had a diarrhoeal disease. Only 18.9% and 14.8% of these children had received ORS and zinc supplements, respectively. Whereas children from the higher wealth index groups were more likely to receive ORS treatment (fourth group: AOR = 1.301; 95% CI 1.006-1.682), children from rural areas were less likely to receive ORS treatment (AOR = 0.666; 95% CI 0.552-0.803) and zinc supplements (AOR = 0.603; 95% CI 0.500-0.728). The results indicate the existence of unequal access to treatment of childhood diarrhoeal diseases among children under 5 years in Sudan.