Abbreviated Name:
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT)
Indicator Name:
Children with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT)
Domain:
Health System Response/ Service coverage
Related Terms:
Oral rehydration therapy and continued feeding
Definition:
Percentage of children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea in the last two weeks receiving ORS (fluids made from ORS packets or pre-packaged ORS fluids).
Measurment Method:
Mothers or caregivers of children under five years of age are asked if the child had diarrhorea at any time in the past 2 weeks, and if so, whether or not ORS was given. According to the DHS, the term(s) used for diarrhoea should encompass the expressions used for all forms of diarrhoea, including bloody stools (consistent with dysentery), watery stools, etc. The term encompasses the mother’s definition as well as locally-used term(s). A limitation of this measurement approach is that the severity of diarrhoea is not ascertained.
Numerator:
Number of children under age 5 with diarrhea in the last 2 weeks who received ORT (ORS packet, pre-packaged ORS fluid, recommended homemade fluid or increased fluids) during the episode of diarrhea
Denominator
Total number of children under age 5 with diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks
Estimation method:
Data are taken from UNICEF database (see link below), which compiled data from household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).
Disaggregation:
Place of residence, sex, socioeconomic status, Wealth quintile
Primary data sources:
Household surveys
Alternate data sources:
Routine facility information systems
Measurment frequency:
Every 3 – 5 years (depending on frequency of household surveys)
