Improving the quality of care of children in community clinics: an intervention and evaluation in Bangladesh
Study on community health care providers in 40 rural community clinics of Comilla district
Abstract
Community health care providers in 40 rural community clinics of Comilla district, Bangladesh, were trained using a newly developed case-management job aid based on the World Health Organization Integrated Management of Childhood Illness and a communication guide.
The objectives of this study are to assess:
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the change in knowledge of the community health care providers after training;
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the absolute quality of care provided by the community health care providers (determined as the proportion of children aged under 5 years correctly diagnosed, treated and referred);
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the consultation behaviour of the community health care providers
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
This study was funded by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds.
Citation
Huque R, Ahmed F, King R, Walley J, Hicks JP, Elsey H, Nasreen S, Kumar A, Newell JN. Improving the quality of care of children in community clinics: an intervention and evaluation in Bangladesh. Public Health Action. 2016 Jun 21;6(2):77-82. doi: 10.5588/pha.16.0004.