Assessment of the impact of quality improvement interventions on the quality of sick child care provided by Health Extension Workers in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopia has scaled up integrated community case management of childhood illness (iCCM), including several interventions to improve the performance of Health Extension Workers (HEWs). We assessed associations between interventions to improve iCCM quality of care and the observed quality of care among HEWs.

Methods

We assessed iCCM implementation strength and quality of care provided by HEWs in Ethiopia. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to assess associations between interventions to improve iCCM quality of care and correct management of iCCM illnesses.

Findings

Children who were managed by an HEW who had attended a performance review and clinical mentoring meeting (PRCMM) had 8.3 (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.34-29.51) times the od

SUBMITTER: Miller NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5012232 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature