Table 1.

Dehydration status, use of ORS solution at home, distance of CTCs from residence, and source of drinking-water used by patients interviewed by the icddr,b team, 16-23 January 2009

Parameter	Mashonaland West (n=51)		Harare (n=22)		Matabeleland North (n=20)		Total (n=93)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
	Dehydration status on admission
None	2	3.9	2	9.1	0	0	4	4.3
Some	28	56.9	9	40.9	3	15.0	40	43.0
Severe	21	41.2	11	50.0	17	85.0	49	52.7
ORS/SSS taken at home
Yes	16	31.4	6	27.3	8	40.0	30	32.3
No	35	68.6	16	72.7	12	60.0	63	67.7
Distance (km) of CTCs from home
<5	19	37.3	9	40.9	6	30.0	34	36.6
5-10	12	21.6	9	40.9	6	30.0	27	29.0
>10	20	39.2	4	18.2	8	40.0	32	34.4
Source of drinking-water
Tap	17	33.3	16	72.7	2	10.0	35	37.6
Protected well	3	5.9	2	9.1	0	0	5	5.4
Unprotected well	20	39.2	2	9.1	5	25.0	27	29.0
Borehole	4	7.8	2	9.1	2	10.0	8	8.6
River	7	13.7	0	0	11	55.0	18	19.4

CTC=Cholera treatment centre;

ORS=Oral rehydration salt;

SSS=Sugar-salt solution