Outcome and management of 2-59-month-old Nigerian children with chest indrawing pneumonia at primary-level healthcare facilities: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2012, World Health Organization (WHO) recommended outpatient oral amoxicillin for children aged 2-59 months with chest indrawing pneumonia without general danger signs, based on randomised trials. We assessed mortality and case management for such children routinely managed at primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Lagos, Nigeria.

Methods

This prospective observational cohort study (September 2021-September 2023) was conducted in Ikorodu Local Government Area (LGA), nested within the Integrated Sustainable childhood Pneumonia and Infectious disease Reduction in Nigeria (INSPIRING) Lagos study across 16 PHCs. PHC healthcare workers (HCWs) trained in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) provided routine care, while INSPIRING staff independently assesse

SUBMITTER: Falade AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12793930 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature