Diarrhea management in children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: Does the source of care matter? A Countdown analysis

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Carvajal Vélez, Liliana ^a   Amouzou, Agbessi ^a   Perin, Jamie ^b   Maïga, Abdoulaye ^c   Tarekegn, Hayalnesh ^a   Akinyemi, Akanni ^d   Shiferaw, Solomon ^e   Young, Mark ^a   Bryce, Jennifer ^b   Newby, Holly ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Child health; Diarrhea; Health providers; Household surveys; Oral rehydration salts

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNITY CARE; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NIGER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIERRA LEONE; STANDARDS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, NORTHERN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COTE D'IVOIRE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; NIGER; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SIERRA LEONE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84982311314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3475-1     Document Type: Article

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