Effectiveness of peer-supervision on pediatric fever illness treatment among registered private drug sellers in East-Central Uganda: An interrupted time series analysis.
Uganda
appropriate treatment
childhood illnesses
interrupted time series
peer‐supervision
Journal
Health science reports
ISSN: 2398-8835
Titre abrégé: Health Sci Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101728855
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
received:
25
06
2020
revised:
19
01
2021
accepted:
12
04
2021
entrez:
12
5
2021
pubmed:
13
5
2021
medline:
13
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Appropriate treatment of pediatric fever in rural areas remains a challenge and maybe partly due to inadequate supervision of licensed drug sellers. This study assessed the effectiveness of peer-supervision among drug sellers on the appropriate treatment of pneumonia symptoms, uncomplicated malaria, and non-bloody diarrhea among children less than 5 years of age in the intervention (Luuka) and comparison (Buyende) districts, in East-Central Uganda. Data on pneumonia symptoms, uncomplicated malaria, and non-bloody diarrhea among children less than 5 years of age was abstracted from drug shop sick child registers over a 12-month period; 6 months before and 6 months after the introduction of peer-supervision. Interrupted time series were applied to determine the effectiveness of the peer-supervision intervention on the appropriate treatment of pneumonia, uncomplicated malaria, and non-bloody diarrhea among children less than 5 years of age attending drug shops in East Central Uganda. The proportion of children treated appropriately for pneumonia symptoms was 10.84% ( Peer-supervision increased the proportion of children less than 5 years of age that received appropriate treatment for pneumonia symptoms but not for uncomplicated malaria and non-bloody diarrhea. Implementation of community-level interventions to improve pediatric fever management should consider including peer-supervision among drug sellers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33977166
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.284
pii: HSR2284
pmc: PMC8103081
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e284Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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