Determinants of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) non-severe pneumonia classification and care in Malawi health facilities: Analysis of a national facility census.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research shows inadequate Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)-pneumonia care in various low-income settings but evidence is largely from small-scale studies with limited evidence of patient-, provider- and facility-levels determinants of IMCI non-severe pneumonia classification and its management.

Methods

The Malawi Service Provision Assessment 2013-2014 included 3149 outpatients aged 2-59 months with completed observations, interviews and re-examinations. Mixed-effects logistic regression models quantified the influence of patient-, provider and facility-level determinants on having IMCI non-severe pneumonia and its management in observed consultations.

Findings

Among 3149 eligible outpatients, 590 (18.7%) had IMCI non-severe pneumonia classi

SUBMITTER: Johansson EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680530 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature