Table 4.

Proportion of children and caregivers for whom specific case-management tasks were performed by health providers

Tasks according to IMCI guidelines	No. (%) of children or caregivers eligible for task based on expert's recheck*	No. (%) of children or caregivers in whom the task was performed based on assessor's observation†
Assessment
Index of integrated assessment (mean) (range 0-100)	-	18
Weighing	348 (100.0)	17 (4.9)
Taking body temperature	348 (100.0)	210 (60.3)
Checking for three danger signs	348 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Checking for the presence of cough, diarrhea, and fever	348 (100.0)	38 (10.9)
Checking against the growth chart	348 (100.0)	1 (0.3)
Checking the vaccination status	348 (100.0)	16 (4.6)
Asking the caregiver about feeding practices (for children younger than 2 y)	219 (62.9)	2 (0.9)
Checking for other problems	348 (100.0)	104 (29.9)
Classification
Correct classification	348 (100.0)	152 (43.7)
Treatment
Pneumonia treated by antibiotics	7 (2.0)	3/7‡
Correct prescription of oral antibiotic	8 (2.3)	4/8‡
The child who needed oral antibiotics received the first dose of treatment at the facility	8 (2.3)	6/8‡
The child who did not need antibiotic was not given them	332 (95.4)	198 (59.6)
Oral rehydration solutions and zinc for diarrhea	114 (32.8)	0 (0.0)
Referral given to the child who needs it	1 (0.2)	0 (0.0)
Advice and counseling given to caregivers
To give extra fluids and continue feeding	347§ (99.7)	2 (0.6)
On how to give prescribed oral antibiotics	96 (27.6)	92 (95.8)
On when to return to the doctor’s immediately	347§ (99.7)	0 (0.0)

*Among all surveyed children, these children or their caregivers should be given specific case-management tasks by health providers based on the expert's recheck.

†Among those children or their caregivers who should be given the specific case-management tasks, these were actually given by health providers.

‡No percentage given as the numbers are very small.

§One child needing referral was not eligible for advice and counseling according to IMCI guidelines.