Coping with paediatric referral—Ugandan parents’ experience

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dc.contributor.authorPeterson, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorSabiiti, Jesca Nsungwa
dc.contributor.authorWere, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorNsabagasani, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorMagumba, Godfrey
dc.contributor.authorNambooze, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorMukasa, Gelasius
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T10:59:48Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T10:59:48Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractReferral of severely ill children to hospital is key in the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). In rural Uganda, we documented the caretakers' ability to complete referral to hospital from 12 health facilities. Of 227 children, only 63 (28%) had completed referral after 2 weeks, at a median cost of US$8.85 (range 0.40–89.00). Failure to attend hospital resulted from lack of money (139 children, 90%), transport problems (39, 26%), and responsibilities at home (26, 17%). Children with incomplete referral continued treatment at referring health centres (87, 54%) or in the private sector (45, 28%). Our results show that cost of referral must decrease to make paediatric referral realistic. When referral is difficult, more specific IMCI referral criteria should be used and first-level health workers should be empowered to manage severely ill children.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPeterson, S., Nsungwa-Sabiiti, J., Were, W., Nsabagasani, X., Magumba, G., Nambooze, J., & Mukasa, G. (2004). Coping with paediatric referral—Ugandan parents' experience. The Lancet, 363(9425), 1955-1956.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16411-8en_US
dc.identifier.issn0140-6736
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2274
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Lanceten_US
dc.titleCoping with paediatric referral—Ugandan parents’ experienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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