Table 2. Zinc prescription for the management of under-five diarrhoea by the doctors (N=150).
Zinc prescription for the management of under-five diarrhoea | N (%) |
Zinc prescribed as per recommended dose and duration | 79 (52.7) |
Zinc prescribed with the wrong dose | 11 (7.3) |
Zinc prescribed with wrong duration | 14 (9.3) |
Zinc prescribed with wrong dose and duration (both) | 9 (6.0) |
Zinc was not prescribed | 37 (24.7) |
Total | 150 (100.0) |