| Autor: |
Fred Bagenda, Andrew Christopher Wesuta, Geren Stone, Moses Ntaro, Palka Patel, Jessica Kenney, Stephen Baguma, David Santson Ayebare, Shem Bwambale, Michael Matte, Peter Chris Kawungezi, Edgar Mugema Mulogo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Malaria Journal, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1475-2875 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12936-022-04316-1 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background The control of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea is important for the reduction in morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years. Uganda has adopted the Integrated Community Case Management strategy using Community Health Workers (CHWs) to address this challenge. The extent and trend of these three conditions managed by the CHWs are not well documented. This study was done to describe the epidemiology and trends of the three common illnesses treated by the CHWs in Bugoye Sub-County in rural Uganda. Methods A retrospective review of monthly morbidity data for children less than 5 years of age for the period April 2014–December 2018 for CHWs in rural Bugoye Sub-County in Kasese district, Uganda was done. The total number reviewed was 18,430 records. The data were analysed using STATA version 14. Results In total male were 50.2% of the sample, pneumonia was the highest cause of illness among the infants ( |
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