Pneumonia and severe pneumonia in children zero to 59 months old. Infections and Infestations Pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
1. Sensitisation workshop/seminar at district level of district officials and elected representatives on ARI - once at the start of the trial
2. Sensitisation workshop/seminar on ARI at community leve
Sponsors
World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For improving careseeking practices component, mothers of all zero to 59 months old children in the 28 union councils of District Haripur. For the ARI standard case management component, children up to 59 months of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mothers who refuse to take part in the careseeking components 2. Children with pneumonia, whose mother/parents refuse to accept ARI case management by the LHW and those who have danger signs like: 2.1. Inability to drink 2.2. Difficult to awake/drowsy/unconscious 2.3. Grunting 2.4. Cyanosis 2.5. Convulsions 2.6. Severe respiratory distress
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To see the proportionate change in care-seeking by mothers and care-takers for ANA among children zero to 59 months old. This change in care-seeking will be assessed for both from LHW and other appropriate health care providers. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To compare the enhanced ARI case management with standard ARI case management for the clinical outcome (cure or failure) for the management of pneumonia at the community level in children up to 59 months old 2. The signs and symptoms used by LHW to classify the ARI in children 3. Compliance by the mother to LHW referral to nearest public health facility 4. Outcome of the referral | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed