Practice of commune health workers of Chuong My Ha Tay Health Center in treatment of acute respiratory tract infection
- Author:
Nguyen Tien Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Worker, health, medical staff
- MeSH:
Respiratory Tract Infections;
Therapeutics;
Child
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(2):6-13
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Random study on 56 children with acute respiratory tract infection who were treated at 11 commune health stations of Chuong My, Ha Tay between 5/2003 and 6/2003 showed that the health workers didn’t examine all the danger signs as therapy demands. There were 80% children assessed for stopping feeding well, 76.7% children assessed for convulsion, 83.3% children assessed for stridor in calm, 98% children assessed for lethargic, 44.6% children assessed for severe malnutrition. There were 91% children assessed for fast breathing and 83.9% children assessed for chest indrawing. There are 98.2% children with acute respiratory tract infection were classified appropriated with therapy by health workers, 83.9% children were managed correctly. However, heath workers still overused antibiotics for cases with acute respiratory tract infection (31.5%). Health workers paid more attention to guide mothers how to care children at home
