Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: community health workers’ and national stakeholders’ differing perspectives of new and existing aids

Childhood pneumonia diagnostics: community health workers’ and national stakeholders’ differing perspectives of new and existing aids

Background: Pneumonia heavily contributes to global under-five mortality. Many countries use community case management to detect and treat childhood pneumonia. Community health workers (CHWs) have limited tools to help them assess signs of pneumonia. New respiratory rate (RR) counting devices and pu...

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Main Authors: Hollie Spence, Kevin Baker, Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Akasiima Mucunguzi, Lena Matata, Tedila Habte, Diana Nanyumba, Anteneh Sebsibe, Thol Thany, Karin Källander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
Childhood pneumonia
low-income country
diagnostic tools
pulse oximeter
respiratory rate counting
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1290340

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1290340

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