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Assessing the performance, practices and roles of drug sellers/dispensers and mothers'/guardians behaviour for common childhood conditions in Kibaha district, Tanzania

In most third world countries, self-medication is common and pharmacies, drug stores and drug shops are important providers of health advice and inexpensive medicines. We used exit interviews to assess drug sellers'/dispensers' roles and consumers' behaviour in Kibaha district, Coast region,…

Trinidad and Tobago ORS Case Study

Trinidad and Tobago scaled-up Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) in the early 1980s as economic prosperity was growing in the country. In a World Bank Study in 2006, ORS was used to treat only 32% of children under 5 years of age with diarrhea in Trinidad and Tobago (World Bank 2010).  This case…

Diarrhea Management Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Caregivers and Providers in Uganda

This study sought to understand primary providers' and caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to how they treated children under age five who had diarrhea in Uganda. The survey found that there was relatively high use of oral rehydration salts and antibiotics to treat diarrhea (…

Integrated Case Management of Pneumonia, Diarrhea, & Malaria through the Five & Alive Franchise Network

Integrated case management (ICM) is a strategy to reduce child morbidity and mortality by increasing access to treatment for pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria which are the top killers of children. In November, 2010, PACE/Uganda (a local PSI affiliate) launched the Five & Alive social…

Living Good No / Poor Treaters Report

Living Goods conducted this suvey in Uganda to understand the barriers that "no and poor treating" households face in treating their children under 5 promptly and correctly when they are sick and the barriers that exist while seeking products and services from a Living Goods CHP.  The survey was…

Care-seeking in the development of severe community acquired pneumonia in Ugandan children

Improved case management of paediatric pneumonia is recognised as a key strategy for pneumonia control. Since symptoms of pneumonia and malaria often overlap, there are concerns that children with pneumonia are treated with antimalarial drugs. 

A case-series study of 140 children, aged 2-…

Local illness concepts - implications for management of childhood pneumonia in eastern Uganda

Pneumonia is one of the major killers of children under 5 years. Prompt and appropriate management is crucial; yet, the care a sick child receives depends on caretakers' perception of illness and
action taken. Hence, understanding of local illness concepts on pneumonia and caretakers'…

Home and community management of acute respiratory infections in children in eight Ugandan districts

Acute respiratory infections (ARI), especially pneumonia, are the second largest child killer in sub-Saharan Africa.  Symptoms, including cough and difficult/rapid breathing, frequently overlap those of malaria. In Uganda, the Home-Based Management (HBM) strategy treats all childhood fevers as…

Prevalence of Childhood Illnesses and Care-Seeking Practices in Rural Uganda

There is a declining trend of child health indicators in Uganda despite intensified program efforts to improve child care. The objectives were to assess the prevalence of childhood illnesses and care-seeking practices for children with fever, diarrhea, and upper respiratory tract infections (…

Private Midwife Provision of IUDs: Lessons from the Philippines (Report)

Although significant attention has been given in recent years to the use of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods of family planning (FP), less attention has been paid to where clients go to obtain these methods. This case study highlights some of the enabling factors that help…