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Table 1 Management practices of children with watery diarrhoea, at home and in the healthcare setting

From: Apparent overuse of antibiotics in the management of watery diarrhoea in children in Abakaliki, Nigeria

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Number (%)

At home

 Continuous feeding

118 (59.0)

 Non-prescription anti-diarrhoea drugs

31 (15.5)

 Oral rehydration solution

196 (98.0)

In healthcare setting

 Intravenous fluid (IVF)

185 (92.5)

 Antibiotics

173 (86.9)a

 Probioticsb

73 (36.5)

 Zinc tablets

196 (98.0)

 Vitamin A

163 (81.9)

  1. aUse of antibiotics was not reported for one child
  2. bA commercial preparation (Floranorm) supplied by the hospital pharmacies in the study area and containing live non-pathogenic Saccharomyces boulardii