Barriers to use of oral rehydration salts for child diarrhea in the private sector: evidence from India

In this study, we use survey data to assess whether children visiting private providers for diarrheal care were less likely to use ORS than those visiting public providers. Results suggest that children who visited private providers were 9.5 percentage points less likely to have used ORS than those who visited public providers (95% CI 5–14). We complimented these results with in-depth interviews of 21 public and 17 private doctors in Gujarat, India, assessing potential drivers of public–private disparities in ORS use. Interview results suggested that lack of direct medication dispensing in the private sector might be a key barrier to ORS use in the private sector.
Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Tags: Original Papers Source Type: research