Adherence to Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses Guideline in Treating South Sudanese Children with Cough or Difficulty in Breathing

Table 2

Adherence to IMCI guideline in the treatment of children with cough or difficulty in breathing in Aweil East County, South Sudan.

Variable	Number = 232	Percentage (% = 100)
Health worker asked the mother whether the child was able to drink or breast-feed
Yes	193	83.2
No	39	16.8
Health worker asked the mother whether the child was vomiting/vomited everything
Yes	137	59.1
No	95	40.9
Health worker asked the mother whether the child had had convulsions
Yes	139	59.9
No	93	40.1
Health worker asked the mother if the child had had cough and for how long
Yes	122	52.6
No	110	47.4
Health worker assessed or looked at the child for lethargy or level of consciousness
Yes	153	66.0
No	79	44.0
Health worker took off the cloth of the child and looked at the chest
Yes	144	62.1
No	88	37.9
Health worker counted the respiratory rate of the child
Yes	28	18.7
No	122	81.3
Health worker classified the pneumonia correctly
Yes	151	65.1
No	81	34.9
Health worker gave the correct antibiotics as per the IMCI guideline
Yes	186	80.2
No	46	19.8
Adherence to the IMCI guideline
No	23	9.9
Yes	209	90.1