Volume : 2, Issue : 9, September - 2013

ORT Use Rate among Children in the First Three Years of Life in a Rural Area

Dr. A. Meriton Stanly, Dr. N. Manimozhian

Abstract :

AIM To determine the ORT use rate among children in the first three years of life in a rural area METHODOLOGY 195 children in the first three years of life residing in the rural area were selected by simple random sampling technique and obtained informed consent from the respondent. ORT is defined as any children who received some form of fluid therapy as home available fluids (HAF) and oral rehydration salt solution (ORS) during diarrhea. RESULTS The ORT use rate among children in the first three years of life was found to be 65%. Among males was 57.1% and females 63.6% .The difference in ORT Use rate was not statistically Significant. CONCLUSION: Oral rehydration therapy is safely & successfully used for treating diarrhea to reduce mortality