Respiratory Pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
Combined use of the WHO Integrated management of childhood illness algorithm with pulse oximetry
Integrated management of childhood illness guideline
Sponsors
Centre for international health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of pneumonia will be included in the study. Patients with a long history of cough wherein differential diagnosis is tuberculosis, will be excluded. However, patients suspected of having tuberculosis will be referred to the nearest hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with chronic cough of more than two weeks duration will not be included in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study outcome will be severe pneumonia cases as assessed by IMCI algorithm and pulse oximetry. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severe pneumonia cases referred to hospital by health workers. ;Treatment failure on day 2 after enrollment.;Cumulative treatment failure up to 5 and 14 days after enrollment | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactSolomon Hailemariam
Dilla University
Outcome results
None listed