Table 3.
Completeness of the IMCI protocol component for a sick child in Sanja primary hospital, northwest Ethiopia, May 2019.
| IMCI components' checked for a sick child | Completeness of the assessment and classification of the childhood illness | χ 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preintervention (n = 381) | Postintervention (n = 381) | ||||
| Complete n (%) |
Incomplete n (%) |
Complete n (%) |
Incomplete n (%) |
||
| Height | 162 (42.5) | 219 (57.5) | 304 (79.8) | 77 (20.2) | 111.4 |
| Weight | 228 (59.8) | 153 (40.2) | 309 (81.1) | 72 (18.9) | 41.3 |
| Temperature | 209 (54.9) | 172 (45.1) | 311 (81.6) | 70 (18.4) | 62.9 |
| Danger sign | 220 (57.7) | 161 (62.3) | 322 (84.5) | 59 (15.5) | 66.5 |
| Cough/difficulty of birthing | 198 (52.0) | 183 (48.0) | 333 (87.4) | 48 (12.6) | 113.2 |
| Diarrheal status | 221 (58.0) | 160 (42.0) | 331 (86.9) | 50 (13.1) | 79.5 |
| Fever status | 241 (63.0) | 140 (37.0) | 325 (85.3) | 56 (14.7) | 48.46 |
| Ear problem | 232 (60.3) | 149 (39.7) | 334 (87.5) | 47 (12.5) | 71.46 |
| Anemia status | 224 (58.8) | 157 (41.2) | 325 (85.3) | 56 (14.7) | 66.4 |
| Immunization status | 183 (48.0) | 198 (52.0) | 327 (85.8) | 54 (14.2) | 122.9 |
| HIV/AIDS status | 144 (37.8) | 237 (62.2) | 306 (79.9) | 75 (20.1) | 142.4 |
| TB status | 194 (50.9) | 187 (49.1) | 320 (84.0) | 61 (16.0) | 94.9 |
| Feeding problem. | 179 (47.0) | 202 (53.0) | 314 (82.4) | 67 (17.6) | 104.7 |
| Nutrition status | 197 (50.9) | 184 (49.1) | 327 (85.8) | 54 (14.2) | 103.2 |
| Give classification of the disease | 181 (47.5) | 200 (52.5) | 293 (76.9) | 88 (23.1) | 70 |
| Prescribe treatment for the disease | 161 (42.3) | 220 (57.7) | 287 (75.4) | 94 (24.6) | 85.9 |
| Give appointment | 125 (32.8) | 256 (67.2) | 278 (73.0) | 103 (27.0) | 123.2 |
| Other problem | 226 (59.3) | 155 (40.7) | 297 (78.0) | 84 (22.0) | 30.7 |
| Completeness of full IMCI protocol | 144 (37.8) | 237 (62.2) | 304 (79.8) | 77 (20.2) | 138.6 |
χ 2: chi-square.