‘We just dilute sugar and give’ health workers’ reports of management of paediatric hypoglycaemia in a referral hospital in Malawi

Background: Acutely sick children in resource-constrained settings who present with hypoglycaemia have poor outcomes. Studies have questioned the current hypoglycaemia treatment cut-off level of 2.5 mmol/l. Improved knowledge about health workers’ attitudes towards and management of hypoglycaemia is...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Lindsjö, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Josephine Langton, Queen Dube, Tim Baker, Helena Hildenwall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1491670