Perseverance Moyo, Rehanna Felix
Nurses' obesity knowledge, attitudes and practices in private facilities in Oshana, Namibia
Health SA = SA Gesondheid
diarrhea common public health problem third leading cause death world among children age five years estimated 2 billion cases 19 million deaths recorded among children age five years every year causes body fluid loss electrolyte imbalance even though early initiation recommended homemade fluid simple effective approach prevent diarrhearelated complications mortality children recommended homemade fluid utilization treatment diarrhea still low subsaharan african countries therefore study aimed assess magnitude recommended homemade fluid utilization treatment diarrhea associated factors among children five subsaharan african countries recent demographic health survey dataset 21 subsaharan african countries 2015 2022 used data analysis total 33341 participants included study weighted sample associated factors determined using multilevel mixedeffects logistic regression model significant factors multilevel mixedeffect logistic regression model declared significant pvalues 005 adjusted odds ratio aor confidence interval ci used interpret results overall recommended homemade fluid utilization treatment diarrhea among children five subsaharan african countries 1908 95 ci 1866 1951 ranged 434 burundi 7253 south africa multivariable analysis educated mothercaregiver primary secondary level aor 115 95 ci 104 127 aor 130 95 ci 115 1147 primary secondary level fathers education aor 153 95 ci 137 171 aor 141 95 ci 119 1168 antenatal care followup aor 116 95 ci 101 133 multiple children aor 117 95 ci 107 128 urban dweller aor 115 95 ci 104 127 factors associated recommended homemade fluid utilization overall recommended homemade fluid utilization treatment diarrhea low individual communitylevel variables associated recommended homemade fluid utilization treatment diarrhea therefore special consideration given rural dwellers caregivers three children furthermore better strengthen antenatal care service mothercaregiver education fathers education enhance recommended homemade fluid utilization treatment diarrhea