dc.contributor.author | Matte, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Ntaro, Moses | |
dc.contributor.author | Kenney, Jessica | |
dc.contributor.author | Wesuta, Andrew Christopher | |
dc.contributor.author | Kawungezi, Peter Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Bwambale, Shem | |
dc.contributor.author | Ayebare, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Baguma, Stephen | |
dc.contributor.author | Bagenda, Fred | |
dc.contributor.author | Stone, Geren | |
dc.contributor.author | Mulogo, Edgar Mugema | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-02T11:30:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-02T11:30:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Matte, M., Ntaro, M., Kenney, J., Wesuta, A. C., Kawungezi, P. C., Bwambale, S., ... & Mulogo, E. M. (2023). Magnitude and predictors of pre-referral treatment by Community Health Workers practicing in Rural South Western Uganda: A cross sectional study. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2749 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Pre-referral treatment is critical for management of childhood illnesses. Under iCCM strategy, community health workers (CHWs) give pre-referral treatment to children under five years of age with danger signs. The study examined the magnitude and predictors of pre-referral treatment in a rural setting.
Methods: A retrospective study premised on secondary data reviewed was conducted in 2022. The data reviewed was based on CHWs records March 2014 to December 2018. A total of 1,086 child records that were referred by the CHWs were included in the anlysis.
Results: The mean age of children reviewed was 24.5 months (SD ± 17). Of these, one hundred twenty-five (12%) received pre-referral treatment. Children presenting with RDT positive results (aOR = 2.9, 95%CI: 1.6-5.0), diarrhea (aOR = 3.8, 95%CI: 2.0-7.1), fast breathing (aOR = 2.3, 95%CI: 1.3-4.0) and danger signs (aOR = 5.6, 95%CI: 3.1–10.1) were more likely to receive pre-referral treatment.
Conclusion: The proportion of children that received pre-referral treatment among those who were referred was low. Receipt of pre-referral treatment was associated with having a sign danger sign, a positive RDT result, diarrhea and pneumonia. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Research square | en_US |
dc.subject | Health Workers | en_US |
dc.subject | Pre-referral treatment | en_US |
dc.subject | Childhood illnesses | en_US |
dc.subject | iCCM strategy | en_US |
dc.title | Magnitude and predictors of pre-referral treatment by Community Health Workers practicing in Rural South Western Uganda: A cross sectional study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |