scholarly journals Adherence to management guidelines in acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea in children under 5 years old in primary health care in Botswana

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eelco Boonstra ◽  
Morten Lindbæk ◽  
Enoch Ngome
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Children Under 5

scholarly journals Setting the scene for an ARI control programme: is it worthwhile in Saudi Arabia?

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-117
Author(s):  
T. A. Khoja ◽  
K. K. Al Mohammad ◽  
K. M. Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres

Baseline data on acute respiratory infections [ARI] were collected by a survey questionnaire distributed to physicians of 10% of the health centres randomly selected from each of the five provinces of Saudi Arabia. The physicians estimated that ARI was the cause of sickness in 50% of ill children < 5 years in 1995. None of the physicians had had any training in ARI and they were not aware of any national protocol or programme. Physicians’ responses indicated an over-use of antibiotics and diagnostic procedures. A national protocol for diagnosis and treatment of ARI has been prepared and distributed and leaders of primary health care and 55 national trainers have been trained

scholarly journals Evaluation of primary health care for children under 5 years old in the municipality of lagarto-se

2020 ◽  
pp. 758-766
Author(s):  
Adênia Káren Cardoso Costa ◽  
Anne Katherine Nascimento Mesquita ◽  
Anny Giselly Milhome Milhome da Costa Farre ◽  
Karenine Maria Holanda Cavalcante ◽  
Maria do Socorro Claudino Barreiro
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
Primary Care Assessment Tool ◽  
Children Under 5

Objetivo: avaliar a efetividade da assistência primária as crianças menores de cinco anos de idade cadastradas em uma Clínica de Saúde da Família, Lagarto-SE. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa de resultados, de abordagem quantitativa e delineamento transversal, no qual se utilizou Primary Care Assessment Tool – Versão Criança para avaliação dos atributos de acesso, longitudinalidade, coordenação, integralidade, orientação familiar e orientação comunitária. Resultados: foram entrevistados 50 adultos, responsáveis por crianças de até cinco anos de idade cadastradas no serviço. A avaliação foi positiva para o grau de afiliação e o atributo coordenação-sistema de informações, e os demais não alcançaram o escore mínimo de referência. Conclusão: os atributos revelam há barreiras no acesso ao serviço, falha na continuidade do atendimento, fragilidade na referência e contra-referência e comprometimento na comunicação profissionais de saúde-paciente.

scholarly journals Some aspects of primary healthcare in a rural part of Zaire

Afrika Focus ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoon De Schryver
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Whooping Cough ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Set Up

Primary health care during the period 1980-1982 in the sector of Kasongo-Lunda, Zaire is considered. Health infrastructure and main health problems are discussed. These problems were mainly diarrheas, respiratory infections, malaria, tuberculosis, whooping cough, measles, malnutrition and wormrelated diseases. A vaccination programme against diphteria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, measles and tuberculosis was set up and adapted to W.H.O. recommendations in 1981. The incidence of measles and whooping cough declined dramatically during the period 1978-1982. Diarrhea was treated with oral rehydration. About 16% of the children under five years of age suffered from malnutrition, mostly related to worm diseases ; therefore, a suppressive dose of antihelminthics was given every three months. These results show that local health centers, concerned with everyday health problems of the population, can have a strong positive influence upon the general health situation of a rural population. KEYWORDS : primary health care, expanded programme of immunisation, measles, whooping cough, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malnutrition, wormdiseases 

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