Table 3 LHWs’ skills for pneumonia
Skills | Nigraan (Badin) | Nigraan Plus (MPK) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Performed correctly Pre-intervention | Performed correctly Mid-intervention | Performed correctly Post-intervention | Performed correctly Pre-intervention | Performed correctly Mid-intervention | Performed correctly Post-intervention | |||||||
Intervention n = 25 No. (%) | Control n = 25 No. (%) | Intervention n = 25 No. (%) | Control n = 25 No. (%) | Intervention n = 25 No. (%) | Control n = 25 No. (%) | Intervention n = 28 No. (%) | Control n = 30 No. (%) | Intervention n = 80 No. (%) | Control n = 79a No. (%) | Intervention n = 80 No. (%) | Control n = 80 No. (%) | |
Danger signs | ||||||||||||
Enquires about danger signs | 4 (16) | 14 (56) | 16 (64) | 9 (36) | 23 (92) | 24 (96) | 21 (75) | 26 (87) | 79 (99) | 58 (73) | 78 (97.5) | 54 (68) |
Diagnosis and management | ||||||||||||
Assesses for respiratory rate correctly | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | 13 (52) | 5 (20) | 11 (44) | 12 (48) | 13 (46) | 14 (47) | 61 (76) | 14 (18) | 61 (76) | 7 (9) |
Classifies the illness correctly | 2 (8) | 5 (20) | 16 (64) | 09 (36) | 11 (44) | 10 (40) | 25 (89) | 28 (93) | 73 (91) | 53 (67) | 73 (91) | 65 (81) |
Advises the correct treatment | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 6 (24) | 6 (24) | 17 (61) | 15 (50) | 24 (30) | (19) | 56 (70) | 15 (19) |
Refers for correct indication | 9 (36) | 13 (52) | 25 (100) | 19 (76) | 24 (96) | 25 (100) | 15 (54) | 10 (33) | 66 (83) | 25 (32) | 65 (81) | 32 (40) |
Counselling | ||||||||||||
Tells the caregiver to continue feeding the child | 2 (8) | 7 (28) | 20 (80) | 16 (64) | 25 (100) | 25 (100) | 24 (86) | 24 (80) | 79 (99) | 58 (73) | 78 (98) | 64 (80) |
Tells caregiver to seek care immediately if child has fever, becomes drowsy/unconscious or has seizures | 9 (36) | 11 (44) | 21 (84) | 19 (76) | 25 (100) | 23 (92) | 14 (50) | 13 (43) | 66 (83) | 11 (14) | 66 (83) | 17 (21) |