were the first choice for 64% of households where children had diarrhoea (95% CI = 54–74%). Health centres and hospitals were also the first choice of 61% of households where adults had dysentery (95% CI = 40–82%) and 35% of households where adults had diarrhoea (95% CI = 17–54%). However, 6% of households said their first choice for treatment was a drug vendor, self-treatment or private practitioner for children with
dysentery (95% CI = –2% to 13%); these options were the first choice for 7% of households where children had diarrhoea (95% CI = 0–14%). In 3% of households, these options were the first choice for adults with dysentery (95% CI = –1% to 8%), and
in 6% of households they were the first choice for adults with diarrhoea (95% CI = –2% to 13%). Private practitioners were not included in the survey because only a relatively small proportion of patients with diarrhoea and dysentery chose them, and logistical considerations would have made it disproportionately difficult to include them in the network