Know-do gap for sick child care and drivers of knowledge and practice among health extension workers in four regions of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Though efforts were made to expand community-based sick child healthcare in Ethiopia, the quality of care provided remained low. Improving quality of care requires understanding providers' knowledge of appropriate care and their actual execution of tasks. This study examined gap between what health extension workers (HEWs) knew and did during the management of sick children in Ethiopia.

Design

Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted.

Setting

The study was carried out in 52 districts across 4 regions in Ethiopia.

Participants

We interviewed 274 HEWs and performed observations of consultations done by 150 HEWs supplemented with facility assessment from December 2018 to February 2019.

Outcome

We compared providers' knowledge and perform

SUBMITTER: Daka DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450039 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature