Caregiver acceptability of the guidelines for managing young infants with possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI) in primary care facilities in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many infants with possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI) do not receive inpatient treatment because hospital care may not be affordable, accessible, or acceptable for families. In 2015, WHO issued guidelines for managing PSBI in young infants (0-59 days) with simpler antibiotic regimens when hospital care is not feasible. Bangladesh adopted WHO's guidelines for implementation in outpatient primary health centers. We report results of an implementation research study that assessed caregiver acceptability of the guidelines in three rural sub-districts of Bangladesh during early implementation (October 2015-August 2016).

Methods

We included 19 outpatient primary health centers involved in the initial rollout of the infection management guidelines. We extracte

SUBMITTER: Applegate JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7156040 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature