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Table 1 Two-week prevalence of diarrhea episodes among under-5 children, the proportion of children taken to a Health Care Provider (HCP), and utilization rates of Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS) either ORS or Recommended Home Solutions (RHS), rates of giving increased fluids during diarrhea in 195 DHS and MICS surveys 1986–2000 and 2001-2012

From: Slow progress in diarrhea case management in low and middle income countries: evidence from cross-sectional national surveys, 1985–2012

Year of survey

Number of surveys

Populations of under-5 children

Diarrhea episodes

% of children taken to HCP

ORS usage

Use of ORS/RHS

Increased fluids

1986

5

27,056,419

19 · 9

NA

12 · 9

22 · 5

NA

1987

8

20,618,700

22 · 2

NA

8 · 2

8 · 9

NA

1988

6

9,533,465

23 · 5

NA

17 · 1

19

NA

1989

3

4,182,865

12 · 8

NA

20 · 7

62 · 6

NA

1990

5

22,620,086

15 · 4

37 · 1

25 · 6

34 · 6

10 · 5

1991

7

45,705,697

12 · 6

41 · 5

38 · 7

50 · 9

39 · 8

1992

9

21,113,642

18 · 6

29 · 2

24 · 7

34 · 1

33 · 7

1993

3

21,334,523

15 · 6

30 · 3

19 · 8

29

42 · 7

1994

2

22,963,445

12 · 9

48 · 9

43

43 · 6

53 · 6

1995

3

6,095,295

17 · 9

31

36 · 6

40 · 6

47 · 3

1996

7

27,899,694

13

32 · 2

42 · 2

50

55 · 2

1997

4

46,640,427

12 · 6

46 · 6

41 · 2

43 · 2

55 · 1

1998

8

29,937,289

16 · 2

38 · 7

28 · 2

39 · 1

57 · 3

1999

6

12,882,673

9 · 2

20 · 9

48 · 2

60

45 · 6

2000

13

57,690,557

16 · 9

25 · 4

22 · 8

29 · 3

33 · 6

Subtotal (1986–2000)

89

376,274,777

15 · 2

34 · 8

28 · 1

35 · 7

41

2001

5

7,818,054

18 · 7

24 · 1

32 · 4

37 · 3

37 · 5

2002

6

7,553,275

12

48 · 8

35 · 3

46 · 4

32 · 5

2003

9

76,981,766

15 · 7

26 · 1

25 · 8

35 · 5

33 · 2

2004

8

44,646,303

12 · 1

29 · 4

46 · 3

50 · 8

44 · 8

2005

14

39,093,839

46 · 1

48 · 9

26 · 3

29 · 4

14 · 5

2006

9

69,319,312

20 · 1

57 · 3

37 · 1

42 · 9

22 · 9

2007

9

52,867,885

12 · 5

47 · 4

47 · 4

56 · 2

36 · 9

2008

10

71,737,289

11 · 1

45

39

44 · 7

22 · 4

2009

5

3,272,996

13 · 7

44 · 8

35 · 8

41 · 9

47 · 7

2010

11

29,317,712

14 · 2

46 · 3

39 · 4

48 · 6

31

2011

10

53,685,090

12 · 3

40 · 6

37 · 9

42 · 5

25 · 6

2012

10

81,551,555

17 · 6

59 · 1

38 · 6

44 · 1

23 · 7

Subtotal (2001–2012)

106

537,845,076

16 · 8

45 · 4

35 · 2

41 · 5

26 · 1

Total (1986–2012)

195

914119853

16 · 1

41 · 6

32 · 2

39

31 · 5

  1. NA-data was not available
  2. The bold text indicates the totals for the time periods