ArticleBMC research notes2014
Poor adherence to the World Health Organization guidelines of treatment of severe pneumonia in children at Khartoum, Sudan.
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- Prevalence of pneumonia and its associated factors among under-five children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
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- Barriers to Compliance with National Guidelines Among Children Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Vietnam and the Implications.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults at a rural regional hospital in KwaZulu Natal.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Implementation of the clinical practice guidelines among family medicine doctors at primary health care facilities in Khartoum and Gezira states of Sudan.BMC primary care · 2024Article
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- Adherence to WHO guidelines on severe pneumonia management in children and its impact on outcome: an observational study at Jinka General Hospital in Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
- Assessment of adherence to pneumonia guidelines and its determinants in an ambulatory care clinic in Ghana: findings and implications for the future.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2021Article
- Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are All Countries Treating Children in the Same Way? A Literature Review.International journal of pediatrics · 2017Review
- Emergency treatment and nursing of children with severe pneumonia complicated by heart failure and respiratory failure: 10 case reports.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2016Article
- Recent Developments in Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia.Current infectious disease reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is as a major cause for childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study was conducted to investigate the adherence and response of the WHO guidelines for treatment of severe pneumonia.
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted in the period of June 2009 to July 2010 at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan. Children admitted and treated for severe pneumonia were enrolled.
resultsOnly 39 (18.8%) out of 208 enrolled children received prescriptions that were adherent to the WHO guidelines of treatment of severe pneumonia. In logistic regression none of the investigated variable (age, gender, and clinical presentations) was associated with the adherence to the WHO guidelines. There was no significant difference in the response between adherent and non-adherent prescriptions. There was no association between the demographic, clinical data, treatment-adherence to the guidelines and the patients' response.
conclusionThere is a poor (18.8%) adherence to the WHO guidelines of the treatment of severe pneumonia in the region regardless to the age, gender and clinical presentation.
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