There are several opportunities for the caregiver to go wrong while undertaking these steps. Table 7 describes ORS preparation during behaviour trials and shows where participants made errors as they undertook each of the four above-described preparation steps. Only 4 of the 14 participants observed during ORS preparation made it correctly, mainly due to errors of measurement (correctly measuring 1 litre of water and measuring this water after the water had boiled) . Although this is a small sample, fewer errors were made by the rural participants, possibly due to more intensive health programmes working in the study area. A couple of participants in both George and Ngwerere mentioned people had come to their home in the past to explain how to make ORS. Table 7: ORS preparation in George and Ngwerere ID Clean water Measured OK Sachet correct Covered Prepared correctly GEORGE 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes No No Yes No No No No 3 Yes No 4 No Yes Yes Yes? No 5 Yes No No ? No 6 Yes No Yes ? No 7 Yes No Yes ? No 8 Yes No Yes Yes No NGWERERE 1 Yes Yes? Yes Yes Yes? 2 Yes No Yes ? No 3 Yes Yes? Yes? Yes Yes 4 Yes No Yes Yes No 5 Yes Yes? No ? No 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The main issues associated with each stage of ORS preparation presented in table 7 and identified during observation and interview during the two follow-up visits, are described in turn below.
There are several opportunities for the caregiver to go wrong while undertaking these steps. Table 7 describes ORS preparation during behaviour trials and shows where participants made errors as they undertook each of the four above-described preparation steps. Only 4 of the 14 participants observed during ORS preparation made it correctly, mainly due to errors of measurement (correctly measuring 1 litre of water and measuring this water after the water had boiled) . Although this is a small sample, fewer errors were made by the rural participants, possibly due to more intensive health programmes working in the study area. A couple of participants in both George and Ngwerere mentioned people had come to their home in the past to explain how to make ORS. Table 7: ORS preparation in George and Ngwerere ID Clean water Measured OK Sachet correct Covered Prepared correctly GEORGE 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes No No Yes No 3 Yes No No No No 4 No Yes Yes Yes? No 5 Yes No No ? No 6 Yes No Yes ? No 7 Yes No Yes ? No 8 Yes No Yes Yes No NGWERERE 1 Yes Yes? Yes Yes Yes? 2 Yes No Yes ? No 3 Yes Yes? Yes? Yes Yes 4 Yes No Yes Yes No 5 Yes Yes? No ? No 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The main issues associated with each stage of ORS preparation presented in table 7 and identified during observation and interview during the two follow-up visits, are described in turn below.
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