Does integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) training improve the skills of health workers? A systematic review and meta-analysis

DTK Nguyen, KK Leung, L McIntyre, WA Ghali… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background An estimated 6.9 million children die annually in low and middle-income
countries because of treatable illneses including pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. To …

Improving health worker performance: an ongoing challenge for meeting the sustainable development goals

AK Rowe, G Labadie, D Jackson, C Vivas-Torrealba… - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Improving health worker performance: an ongoing challenge for meeting the sustainable
development goals Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2018;362:k2813 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2813 1 …

Global implementation survey of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI): 20 years on

C Boschi-Pinto, G Labadie, TR Dilip, N Oliphant… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess the extent to which Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
has been adopted and scaled up in countries. Setting The 95 countries that participated in …

Why don't clinicians adhere more consistently to guidelines for the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)?

S Lange, A Mwisongo, O Mæstad - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) has been introduced to
reduce child morbidity and mortality in countries with a poor health infrastructure. Previous …

Analysis of clinical knowledge, absenteeism and availability of resources for maternal and child health: a cross-sectional quality of care study in 10 African countries

L Di Giorgio, DK Evans, M Lindelow, SN Nguyen… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Objective Assess the quality of healthcare across African countries based on health
providers' clinical knowledge, their clinic attendance and drug availability, with a focus on …

Adherence to the integrated management of childhood illness guidelines in Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: evidence from the national service provision …

C Krüger, M Heinzel-Gutenbrunner, M Ali - BMC Health Services …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is regarded as a
standard public health approach to lowering child mortality in developing countries …

A systematic review of the effectiveness of strategies to improve health care provider performance in low-and middle-income countries: methods and descriptive …

SY Rowe, DH Peters, KA Holloway, J Chalker… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Health care provider (HCP) performance in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) is often inadequate. The Health Care Provider Performance Review (HCPPR) is a …

Key challenges of health care workers in implementing the integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) program: a scoping review

MD Reñosa, S Dalglish, K Bärnighausen… - Global Health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Several evaluative studies demonstrate that a well-coordinated Integrated
Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) program can reduce child mortality. However …

Distribution and determinants of pneumonia diagnosis using Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines: a nationally representative study in Malawi

OT Uwemedimo, TP Lewis, EA Essien, GJ Chan… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background Pneumonia remains the leading cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy was developed to …

Development of pediatric acute care education (PACE): An adaptive electronic learning (e-learning) environment for healthcare providers in Tanzania

PA Meaney, A Hokororo, T Masenge… - Digital …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Globally, inadequate healthcare provider (HCP) proficiency with evidence-based guidelines
contributes to millions of newborn, infant, and child deaths each year. HCP guideline …