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    Evaluating community ORT programmes: indicators for use and safety

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    Date
    1986
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    © 1986 Oxford University Press
    Author
    Chowdhury, AMR
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    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13297
    Citation
    Chowdhury, A. (1986). Evaluating community ORT programmes: indicators for use and safety. Health Policy and Planning, 1(3), 214–221. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/1.3.214
    Abstract
    Community-based oral rehydration programmes to reduce diarrhoea-related mortality have been initiated in many developing countries in recent years. However, to date few evaluation studies have been carried out on these programmes and there is poor standardization in the indicators used. This paper discusses mainly the problems surrounding the intermediate process indicators: availability of ingredients; people's perceptions about diarrhoea and its treatment; and knowledge, safety and usage of oral rehydration solutions (ORS), with usage being discussed in some detail. Impact indicators based on mortality are discussed more briefly. Although most evaluations have studied the mortality impact of these programmes, it is suggested that programme evaluations should initially concentrate on process indicators to demonstrate how well the programme has been implemented. Only when implementation is successful and usage of ORS per diarrhoea episode is high can there be an appreciable impact on mortality.
    Keywords
    Diarrhea; Developing countries; Program; Oral rehydration solutions; Community
     
    LC Subject Headings
    Diarrhea in children--Bangladesh--Evaluation.; Public Health
     
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/1.3.214
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