Pulse oximetry and oxygen services for under-five children with community-acquired pneumonia attending primary and secondary level health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria (INSPIRING-Lagos): a pre-implementation and post implementation study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Childhood pneumonia is a leading cause of child mortality in Nigeria and poor quality of care is a persistent issue. We aimed to understand whether introducing primary care stabilisation rooms equipped with pulse oximetry and oxygen systems alongside healthcare worker (HCW) training improved the quality of care for children with pneumonia in Lagos State.

Methods

Setting: Ikorodu local government area, Lagos. Population: children aged 0-59 months with clinically diagnosed pneumonia. Intervention: establishment of 'stabilisation rooms' within government (n=7) and private (n=7) primary care facilities, designed for short-term oxygen delivery for hypoxaemic children prior to hospital transfer, alongside HCW training on integrated management of c

SUBMITTER: Colbourn T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816592 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature