Usage of and satisfaction with Integrated Community Case Management care in western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In some areas of Uganda, village health workers (VHW) deliver Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) care, providing initial assessment of children under 5 years of age as well as protocol-based treatment of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea for eligible patients. Little is known about community perspectives on or satisfaction with iCCM care. This study examines usage of and satisfaction with iCCM care as well as potential associations between these outcomes and time required to travel to the household's preferred health facility.

Methods

A cross-sectional household survey was administered in a rural subcounty in western Uganda during December 2016, using a stratified random sampling approach in villages where iCCM care was available. Households were eligible

SUBMITTER: Miller JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847039 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature