A5087086516- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
Malaria Consortium
2021
Background Ethiopia is one of the countries with highest burden neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), 16 20 recognised NTDs considered a public health problem, twelve which have been identified as priorities by Ethiopian Federal Ministry Health. However, until recently not received adequate attention at national and subnational levels in country. This study assessed feasibility, acceptability, cost-effectiveness an NTD intervention when integrated into primary care system Ethiopia. Methods was...
Abstract Aim Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death among children under five globally. Many pneumonia deaths result from inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis signs and symptoms. This study aims identify whether health extension workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia, using an automated multimodal device (Masimo Rad‐G), adhere required guidelines while assessing classifying with cough or difficulty breathing understand acceptability. Methods A cross‐sectional was conducted three...
Low blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), or hypoxaemia, is an indicator of severe illness in children. Pulse oximetry a globally accepted, non-invasive method to identify but rarely available outside higher-level facilities resource-constrained countries. This study aims evaluate the performance different types pulse oximeters amongst frontline health workers Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda.Five (POx) which passed laboratory testing, out initial 32 potential oximeters, were evaluated...
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), primarily pneumonia, are the leading infectious cause of under-5 mortality worldwide. Manually counting rate (RR) for 60 seconds using an ARI timer is commonly practiced by community health workers to detect fast breathing, important sign pneumonia. However, correctly breaths manually and classifying RR challenging, often inappropriate treatment. A potential solution introduce counters, which count classify automatically.This study aims determine how...
Manually counting respiratory rate (RR) is commonly practiced by community health workers to detect fast breathing, an important sign of childhood pneumonia. Correctly and classifying breaths manually challenging, often leading inappropriate treatment. This study aimed determine the usability a new automated RR counter (ChARM) extension (HEWs), its acceptability HEWs, first-level facility (FLHFWs) caregivers in Ethiopia.A cross-sectional was conducted one region Ethiopia between May August...
Manual assessment of respiratory rate (RR) in children is unreliable, but remains the main method to diagnose pneumonia low-resource settings. While automated RR counters offer a potential solution, there currently no gold standard validate these diagnostic aids. A video-based reference tool proposed that allows users annotate breaths and distortions including movement periods, allowing exclusion from computation measures similar how new aids account for automatically. This study evaluated...
Abstract Background Ethiopia is one of the countries with highest burden neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), 16 20 recognised NTDs considered a public health problem, twelve which have been identified as priorities by Ethiopian Federal Ministry Health. However, until recently not received adequate attention at national and subnational levels in country. Methods This study was conducted Damot Gale district, Wolaita Zone (Southern Nation Nationalities Peoples Region) SNNPR, used mixed methods...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), primarily pneumonia, are the leading infectious cause of under-5 mortality worldwide. Manually counting rate (RR) for 60 seconds using an ARI timer is commonly practiced by community health workers to detect fast breathing, important sign pneumonia. However, correctly breaths manually and classifying RR challenging, often inappropriate treatment. A potential solution introduce counters, which count classify automatically....