Skip to main content

Table 2 Observations on IMCI forms filled during September & October 98 for children 2-60 months old in six primary health facilities* in Konni and Boboye districts

From: Evaluating Niger's experience in strengthening supervision, improving availability of child survival drugs through cost recovery, and initiating training for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

Observation/Indicator

Konni

Boboye

Total

 

District

District

  
 

no.

(%)

no.

(%)

no.

(%)

Number of examined forms

142

 

127

 

269

 

Forms marked for initial or follow-up visits

134

(94)

118

(93)

252

(94)

Children with a general danger sign

15

(11)

11

(9)

26

(10)

Referred children with a general danger sign

5

(33)

1

(11)

6

(23)

  

5/15

 

1/11

 

6/26

Forms with the nutrition section completed

100

(70)

112

(88)

212

(79)

Children with low weight for age

33

(33)

11

(11)

44

(21)

  

33/100

 

11/112

 

44/212

Children with severe or mild anaemia

44

(44)

29

(26)

73

(34)

  

44/100

 

29/112

 

73/212

Forms with follow up visits required

92

(65)

90

(71)

182

(68)

Follow-up visits conducted

0

(0)

11

(12)

11

(6)

    

11/90

 

11/182

  1. * Health facilities: Malbaza, Yaya & Dougueraoua in Konni Distirct and Fabidgi, Falmey & Tonkossarey in Boboye District.