Management of childhood diarrhea among  private providers in Uttar Pradesh, India

Christa L. Fisher Walker; Sunita Taneja; Laura M. Lamberti; Amnesty Lefevre; Robert Black; Sarmila Mazumder

doi:10.7189/jogh.06.010402

Journal of Global Health (Jun 2016)

Management of childhood diarrhea among private providers in Uttar Pradesh, India

Christa L. Fisher Walker,
Sunita Taneja,
Laura M. Lamberti,
Amnesty Lefevre,
Robert Black,
Sarmila Mazumder

Affiliations

Christa L. Fisher Walker: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sunita Taneja: Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India
Laura M. Lamberti: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Amnesty Lefevre: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Robert Black: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sarmila Mazumder: Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.06.010402
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1

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In Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, a new initiative to introduce zinc and reinvigorate ORS for diarrhea treatment in the public and private sectors was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation of the program that included assessing the knowledge and practices of private sector providers 6 months after the initial program rollout.

Published in Journal of Global Health

ISSN: 2047-2978 (Print); 2047-2986 (Online)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Global Health Society
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: http://jogh.org

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