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Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

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CHILD MORBIDITY PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT:DIARRHEAL DISEASEStatistics: Percentage of Mothers Who Know About ORS PacketsDefinitionA. Coverage:1. Population base: Mothers with births in the five years preceding the survey2. Time period: Time of surveyB. Numerator: Number of mothers who know about oral rehydration salts (ORS) packets.C. Denominator: Number of mothers.CalculationFor percentage, 100 times the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator.H<strong>and</strong>ling of Missing ValuesExcluded from numerator (assumes does not know).Guide to <strong>DHS</strong> Statistics 116 Updated September 2006

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