INTRODUCTION: The use of oral rehydration solutions in our context remains limited. This study was conducted to analyze the rate of this use in Douala, Cameroon and thereby determine the factors associated with it. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey was administered to parents of @entity1 aged five years and younger during a six-month study period. The studied variables focused on the socio-demographic data of the population, data on @entity294 and its severity, data on @entity1697 ( @entity1697 ), and data related to other interventions for @entity294 . The chi-square test was used to qualify associations between variables, with the significance level being set at 5%. RESULTS: Overall, 672 @entity1 agreed to participate in the study. Among them, 418 (62.2%) correctly defined @entity294 . When their @entity1 develop @entity294 , the majority of the parents (348, 51.8%) reported seeking hospital assistance before any intervention, while 225 parents (33.5%) preferred the use of @entity1697 first. Four hundred seventy-five parents (70.7%) had heard of @entity1697 and among them 313 (65.9%) had actually given @entity1697 to their @entity1 as treatment during these @entity1 's most recent episodes of @entity294 . Of the parents who had given their @entity1 @entity1697 , 217 (69.3%) knew how to prepare it, and 122 (39.0%) knew how to administer it. One hundred thirty-five parents (20.1%) had administered @entity868 to treat their @entity1 's @entity294 . The age of the @entity1 , the parents' level of education, and the number of @entity1 in the household significantly influenced the use or non-use of @entity1697 (respectively, p < 0.001, p = 0.003 and p < 0.0001). Rehydration was correctly identified by 234 parents (34.8%) as the purpose of administering @entity1697 . CONCLUSION: The knowledge and the use of @entity1697 in @entity294 by the study sample was insufficient. The role of @entity1697 was poorly known. Awareness campaigns can be carried out in order to improve the use of this effective intervention for @entity294 .

Use of oral rehydration therapy in the treatment of childhood XXXX in Douala, Cameroon.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'people'] @entity294 :: ('MESH:D003967', 'Disease') :: ['diarrhoea'] @entity868 :: ('MESH:D008795', 'Chemical') :: ['metronidazole'] @entity1697 :: ('MESH:D009062', 'Disease') :: ['ORS', 'oral rehydration salts']
@entity294 :: (MESH:D003967,Disease) :: ['diarrhoea']
