District-Wise Treatment Gaps and Hospitalizations in Under-Five Children With Diarrhea in India.

India bears greatest under-5 diarrheal burden and mortality. We studied geographical variation in under-5 diarrhea prevalence, oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc supplementation treatment gaps and hospitalization rates. We point to treatment gap in western Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Diarrheal hospitalization rates were not significantly associated with ORS and zinc treatment gaps.