Danger signs in unwell children under five: can the caregivers identify them?
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...
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my.iium.irep.935652021-11-08T08:30:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/ Danger signs in unwell children under five: can the caregivers identify them? Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam Pasi, Hafizah Mohd Juhan, Nik Fahmi RJ101 Child Health. Child health services 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 detection of danger signs by caregivers is a key strategy. We aim to explore the caregivers’ ability to identify danger signs of unwell children. Many of the caregivers in this study were able to correctly identify most of the danger signs in unwell children under five. This shows that empowering caregivers with home care and seeking early treatment is of paramount importance. On the same note, non-physical sign such as “reduce urine output” may need to be emphasized during safety netting advice. Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia (AFPM) 2021-09-23 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/1/Poster%20Danger%20Sign%20FMSC%202021.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/2/ecertDr.%20Nor%20Azam%20Kamaruzaman%20%281%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/93565/13/93565_Danger%20signs%20in%20unwell%20children%20under%20five.pdf Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam and Pasi, Hafizah and Mohd Juhan, Nik Fahmi (2021) Danger signs in unwell children under five: can the caregivers identify them? In: 23rd Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2021, 23-25 Sep 2021, Virtual. https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Vol-16-Sup-1_FMSConference2021.pdf |
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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 detection of danger signs by caregivers is a key strategy. We aim to explore the caregivers’ ability to identify danger signs of unwell children. Many of the caregivers in this study were able to correctly identify most of the danger signs in unwell children under five. This shows that empowering caregivers with home care and seeking early treatment is of paramount importance. On the same note, non-physical sign such as “reduce urine output” may need to be emphasized during safety netting advice. |
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Danger signs in unwell children under five: can the caregivers identify them? |
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