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. 2015 Sep 8;5(9):e008814. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008814

Table 3.

Percentage of rural health centres with available child health services in 2010 (N=390)

Per cent
(1) Promotional services (6)
 Campaign on malaria 97.7
 Campaign on vaccinations 97.7
 Campaign on nutrition 93.6
 Campaign on ITN 85.9
 Campaign on integrated management of childhood illness 77.9
(2) Preventive care (16)
 Child vaccination of polio 2-DTC-HepB/Hib2 99.2
 Child vaccination of BCG 99.0
 Child vaccination of polio 3-DTC-HepB/Hib3 99.0
 Child vaccination of polio0 98.7
 Child vaccination of polio 1-DTC-HepB/Hib1 98.7
 Child vaccination of measles 97.7
 Child vaccination of pneumococcal 97.4
 Child vaccination of rubella 6.2
 Child vaccination of mumps 4.6
 Malnutrition screening for under-5 children (weight and/or MUAC) 95.4
 Vitamin A supplements for children 92.6
 Growth monitoring for children: weight-for-age 89.2
 Growth monitoring for children: height-for-age 89.2
 Neonatal service of breastfeeding 74.6
 Feeding programmes in school 35.9
 Health monitoring in school 12.8
(3) Curative care (15)
 Providing amoxicillin to children with severe malnutrition 37.9
 Providing mebendazole to children with severe malnutrition 88.7
 Providing vitamin A to children with severe malnutrition 85.1
 Providing vaccine to children with severe malnutrition 82.8
 Providing folic acid to children with severe malnutrition 45.4
 Providing HIV care to children with severe malnutrition 75.6
 Providing iron to children with severe malnutrition 47.7
 Providing TB care to children with severe malnutrition 53.6
 Distribution of oral rehydration salts for patients with diarrhoea 70.5
 Neonatal service of post-eutocic delivery care 92.3
 Neonatal resuscitation 65.4
 Neonatal service of suction and bathing 29.0
 Neonatal sepsis treatment 22.3
 Newborn check-ups 62.3
 Inpatient food support to children 44.1

Source: District Health System Strengthening Tool 2011.

BCG, Bacille Calmette-Guerin; INT, insecticide-treated bed nets; TB, tuberculosis.