Variables | Categories | Number | Percent |
Signs of dehydration (n = 397) | Yes | 66 | 16.6 |
No | 331 | 83.4 | |
Rehydration done for those (n = 66) | Yes | 59 | 83 |
No | 7 | 17 | |
Advised to give ORS per loss (n = 397) | Yes | 381 | 96.0 |
No | 16 | 4.0 | |
Zink supplementation done (n = 397) | Yes | 180 | 45.3 |
No | 217 | 54.7 | |
Additional medication given (n = 397) | Yes | 287 | 72.3 |
No | 110 | 27.7 | |
Types of additional medication prescribed | Antibiotics alone | 178 | 44.8 |
antipyretics & antibiotics | 45 | 11.6 | |
Metronidazole | 22 | 5.8 | |
Antipyretics | 12 | 3 | |
antibiotics & anti emetics | 11 | 2.7 | |
anti-helmenths | 8 | 2 | |
Antimalarial | 7 | 1.8 | |
Antiemetic | 3 | 0.7 | |
Other | 1 | 0.2 | |
Stool microscopy done | Yes | 344 | 86.6 |
No | 53 | 13.4 | |
WBC count done | Yes | 64 | 16.1 |
No | 335 | 83.9 |