Research Article

Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness for Treatment of under Five Children by Health Professional in Health Care Facilities in Yifat Cluster in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 12

Experiences of the health care providers in implementing the guidelines and procedures of the IMCI strategy.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercent

IMNCI is a user friendly strategyStrong agree9949.2
Agree8039.8
Neutral73.5
Disagree115.5
Strong disagree42

IMNCI easy to understand and applyStrong agree7637.8
Agree8743.2
Neutral168
Disagree168
Strong disagree63

Strong agree168
Agree8341.3
Neutral2210.9
Disagree7637.8
Strong disagree42

IMNCI protocol is tediousStrong agree178.5
Agree6632.8
Neutral3416.9
Disagree7537.3
Strong disagree94.5

IMNCI is time consumingStrong agree2713.4
Agree8441.8
Neutral2110.4
Disagree5426.9
Strong disagree157.5

IMNCI is not practical at our health institutionStrong agree168
Agree2311.4
Neutral157.5
Disagree10954.2
Strong disagree3818.9