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Correct Diagnoses Provided by CHWs During Clinical Vignettes to Assess Case Management of Sick Children Under 5 in 3 Rural Counties, Liberia
Tables
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Clinical Vignettes and Indicators Used to Assess CHW Knowledge of Community-Based Management of Sick Children Under Age 5 in 3 Rural Counties, Liberia
Vignette Case Description Indicators Correct Diagnosis Correct Lifesaving Treatment Fully Correct Treatment Pneumonia with danger sign Male, aged 4 years, presents with cough for 2 weeks Pneumonia + danger sign (cough 2+ weeks) Refer to facility; amoxicillin given (must be correct dose) Refer to facility; amoxicillin given (must be correct dose) Diarrhea with danger sign Female, aged 8 months, presents with running stomach and malnutrition Diarrhea + danger sign (red MUAC) Refer to facility; ORS given regardless of dose Refer to facility; ORS given (must be correct dose) Uncomplicated malaria Female, aged 2 years, presents with weakness and fever Malaria ACT given (must be correct dose) ACT given (must be correct dose); paracetamol given (must be correct dose) Abbreviations: ACT, artemisinin-combined treatment; CHW, community health worker; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; ORS, oral rehydration solution.
- TABLE 2.
Treatment Recommended by CHWs During Clinical Vignettes Assessing the Correct Management of Sick Children Under 5 in 3 Rural Counties, Liberia
Vignette and Correct Treatment Activity Activity Type Percentage of Vignettes in Which CHWs Recommended Activity, % (95% CI) (N=155) Pneumonia with danger sign Treatment with amoxicillin Lifesaving 62 (54, 69) Correct amoxicillin dose Lifesaving 39 (32, 47) Referral to the facility Lifesaving 63 (55, 70) Overall correct lifesaving treatment Lifesaving 23 (17, 31) Overall fully correct treatment Fully correct 23 (17, 31) Diarrhea with danger sign Treatment with ORS Lifesaving 78 (71, 84) Correct ORS dose Fully correct 46 (39, 54) Referral to the facility Lifesaving 63 (55, 70) Overall correct lifesaving treatment Lifesaving 50 (42, 58) Overall fully correct treatment Fully correct 21 (15, 29) Uncomplicated malaria Treatment with ACT Lifesaving 74 (67, 81) Correct ACT dose Lifesaving 65 (57, 72) Treatment with paracetamol Fully correct 73 (65, 79) Correct paracetamol dose Fully correct 39 (32, 47) Overall correct lifesaving treatment Lifesaving 65 (57, 72) Overall fully correct treatment Fully correct 28 (21, 35) Abbreviations: ACT, artemisinin-combined treatment; CHW, community health worker; ORS, oral rehydration solution.
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