Impact of integrated community case management on health-seeking behavior in rural Zambia
| Autor: | William B. MacLeod, Kazungu Siazeele, Busiku Hamainza, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Davidson H. Hamer, Portipher Pilingana, Philip Seidenberg, Hari S. Iyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Diarrhea Rural Population Adolescent Fever Cross-sectional study Population Developing country Zambia Young Adult Nursing Virology Environmental health Medicine Humans Community Health Services Young adult Baseline (configuration management) education Aged Community Health Workers education.field_of_study Family Characteristics business.industry Delivery of Health Care Integrated Amoxicillin Workload Pneumonia Articles Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Malaria Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Parasitology Female Rural area business Case Management |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 |
| Popis: | Provision of integrated community case management (iCCM) for common childhood illnesses by community health workers (CHWs) represents an increasingly common strategy for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. We sought to assess how iCCM availability influenced care-seeking behavior. In areas where two different iCCM approaches were implemented, we conducted baseline and post-study household surveys on healthcare-seeking practices among women who were caring for children ≤ 5 years in their homes. For children presenting with fever, there was an increase in care sought from CHWs and a decrease in care sought at formal health centers between baseline and post-study periods. For children with fast/difficulty breathing, an increase in care sought from CHWs was only noted in areas where CHWs were trained and supplied with amoxicillin to treat non-severe pneumonia. These findings suggest that iCCM access influences local care-seeking practices and reduces workload at primary health centers. |
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