Authors: Abadi Leul, Tadele Hailu, Loko Abraham, Alemayehu Bayray, Wondwossen Terefe, Hagos Godefay, Mengesha Fantaye, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Samira Aboubaker, Yasir Bin Nisar, Rajiv Bahl, Ephrem Tekle, Afework Mulugeta
While inpatient treatment is a proven method to treating neonatal bacterial infections, inaccessibility to them remains a common cause of death. This study evaluated provision of an antibiotic regimen for young infants with possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) by CHWs in two districts in Tigray, Ethiopia. The authors conclude that young infants with PSBI can be managed appropriately in the community by CHWs in Ethiopia with high coverage, low treatment failure and a low case fatality rate.
Link: Innovative approach for potential scale-up to jump-start simplified management of sick young infants with possible serious bacterial infection when a referral is not feasible: Findings from implementation research
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, possible serious bacterial infection
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Ethiopia
Publisher May Restrict Access: No