Uptake of community health care provision by community health entrepreneurs for febrile illness and diarrhoea: a cross-sectional survey in rural communities in Bunyangabu district, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the uptake of services provided by community health workers who were trained as community health entrepreneurs (CHEs) for febrile illness and diarrhoea.

Design

A cross-sectional survey among households combined with mapping of all providers of basic medicine and primary health services in the study area.

Participants

1265 randomly selected households in 15 rural villages with active CHEs.

Setting

Bunyangabu district, Uganda.

Outcome measures

We describe the occurrence and care sought for fever and diarrhoea in the last 3 months by age group in the households. Care provider options included: CHE, health centre or clinic (public or private), pharmacy, drug shop and other. Geographic Information Ssystem (GIS)-based geographical measures

SUBMITTER: van der Hoeven M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860046 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature