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Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang

Preventable under 5 mortality is a global burden. Early detection of danger signs among under 5 sick children will prompt the caregivers to seek urgent health assistance, thus reduces the risk for morbidity and mortality. We aim to measure the proportion of correctly identify danger and non-danger...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi, Draman, Samsul, Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam, Pasi, Hafizah
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Language:English
Published: 2021
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RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
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spelling my.iium.irep.913822021-08-16T00:42:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/91382/ Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi Draman, Samsul Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam Pasi, Hafizah RJ101 Child Health. Child health services Preventable under 5 mortality is a global burden. Early detection of danger signs among under 5 sick children will prompt the caregivers to seek urgent health assistance, thus reduces the risk for morbidity and mortality. We aim to measure the proportion of correctly identify danger and non-danger signs among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 393 purposely selected caregivers of under 5 children who attended eight well-child clinics between January and August 2020. 2021-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/91382/1/91382_Can%20caregivers%20of%20under%205%20children%20correctly%20identify%20the%20danger%20signs.pdf Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi and Draman, Samsul and Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam and Pasi, Hafizah (2021) Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. p. 22. E-ISSN 2636-9346
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topic RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
spellingShingle RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi
Draman, Samsul
Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam
Pasi, Hafizah
Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang
description Preventable under 5 mortality is a global burden. Early detection of danger signs among under 5 sick children will prompt the caregivers to seek urgent health assistance, thus reduces the risk for morbidity and mortality. We aim to measure the proportion of correctly identify danger and non-danger signs among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 393 purposely selected caregivers of under 5 children who attended eight well-child clinics between January and August 2020.
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author Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi
Draman, Samsul
Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam
Pasi, Hafizah
author_facet Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi
Draman, Samsul
Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam
Pasi, Hafizah
author_sort Mohamed Juhan, Nik Ahmad Khairul Fahmi
title Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_short Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_fullStr Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed Can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_sort can caregivers of under 5 children correctly identify the danger signs of sick children? a preliminary finding of a study among caregivers in kuantan, pahang
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/91382/1/91382_Can%20caregivers%20of%20under%205%20children%20correctly%20identify%20the%20danger%20signs.pdf
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