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| Title |
Knowledge of integrated management of childhood illnesses community and family practices (C-IMCI) and association with child undernutrition in Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-976 |
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| Authors |
David Mukunya, Samuel Kizito, Tonny Orach, Regina Ndagire, Emily Tumwakire, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Ezekiel Mupere, Sarah Kiguli |
| Abstract |
Childhood undernutrition is a major challenge in Uganda with a prevalence of wasting and stunting at 5% and 33%, respectively. Community and family practices of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (C-IMCI) was introduced in sub-Saharan Africa early after the year 2000. C-IMCI was postulated to address major childhood morbidity and mortality challenges with nutrition as one of the outcomes. The association between knowledge patterns of C-IMCI and undernutrition has not been fully established especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was done to address the prevalence of stunting and wasting and the association with the knowledge and practices of C-IMCI among caretakers in Gulu district, Northern Uganda. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 179 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 175 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 13% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 30 | 17% |
| Unknown | 49 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 19 | 11% |
| Unknown | 56 | 31% |