|
Age
|
0 to < 1 year
|
221
|
26
|
| |
1 to < 5 years
|
323
|
38
|
| |
5 to ≤12 years
|
299
|
36
|
|
Sex
|
Male
|
481
|
57
|
| |
Female
|
362
|
43
|
|
Locality
|
Urban
|
289
|
34
|
| |
Rural
|
554
|
66
|
|
Patient setting
|
Outpatient
|
612
|
73
|
| |
In patient
|
231
|
27
|
|
Month of prescription
|
June
|
262
|
31
|
| |
July
|
516
|
61
|
| |
August
|
65
|
8
|
|
Diarrhoea Information
| | | |
|
Duration of diarrhoea
|
Up to 7 days
|
819
|
97
|
| |
More than 7 days
|
24
|
3
|
|
Associated symptoms
|
Presence of fever
|
442
|
52
|
| |
Presence of pain in stomach
|
183
|
22
|
| |
Presence of vomiting
|
348
|
41
|
| |
Presence of blood in stools
|
89
|
11
|
|
Practitioner's characteristics
| | | |
|
Prescriptions according to practitioner's qualifications
|
Paediatricians (Post-graduate degree or diploma)
|
571
|
68
|
| |
Allopathic graduates (MBBS)
|
101
|
12
|
| |
Others (alternate system of medicine and informal health-care providers)
|
171
|
20
|
|
Duration in practice
|
0 - 10 years
|
569
|
68
|
| |
More than 10 years
|
274
|
32
|
|
Practice setting
|
Free
|
170
|
20
|
| |
Charitable
|
141
|
17
|
| |
Private
|
532
|
63
|
