Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Community Case Management on the Urgent Referral, Reconsultation, and Hospitalization of Children Aged Under 5 Years in Malawi: Cluster-Randomized, Stepped-Wedge Trial (Preprint)
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Integrated community case management (CCM) has led to reductions in child mortality in Malawi from illnesses such as malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea. However, adherence to CCM guidelines is often poor, potentially leading to inappropriate clinical decisions and outcomes.
OBJECTIVE
We determined the impact of an electronic version of CCM (eCCM) application on referral, re-consultatio… Show more
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