Danger signs in unwell children under five: can the caregivers identify them?

• Main Authors: Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam, Pasi, Hafizah, Mohd Juhan, Nik Fahmi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia (AFPM) 2021
• Subjects: RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/1/Poster%20Danger%20Sign%20FMSC%202021.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/2/ecertDr.%20Nor%20Azam%20Kamaruzaman%20%281%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/13/93565_Danger%20signs%20in%20unwell%20children%20under%20five.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/; https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Vol-16-Sup-1_FMSConference2021.pdf

Under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), one of its targets is to end all preventable deaths of children under five years old by 2030. In Malaysia, nearly 30% of the mortality cases are preventable and family factor including delay in seeking care is a known contributing factor. Hence, early d...