Insight into implementation of facility-based integrated management of childhood illness strategy in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan

References

• Powell J . Improving child health. 1997; Geneva: WHO. Report No. WHO/CHD/97.12 REV. IMCI: the integrated approach..
   Google Scholar
• Anthony D , Mullerbeck E . Committing to child survival: a promised renewed. Progress Report 2012. New York, NY: UNICEF's Division of Policy and Strategy. ISBN: 978-92-806-4655-9.
   Google Scholar
• Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health. Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). World Health Organization. Available from: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/child/imci/en/ [cited 16 July 2012].
   Google Scholar
• Ahmed HM , Mitchell M , Hedt B . National implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI): policy constraints and strategies. Health Policy. 2010; 96: 128–33.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Amaral J , Gouws E , Bryce J , Leite AJ , Cunha AL , Victora CG . Effect of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) on health worker performance in Northeast-Brazil. Cad Saude Publica. 2004; 20(Suppl 2): S209–19.
   Google Scholar
• Chopra M , Patel S , Cloete K , Sanders D , Peterson S . Effect of an IMCI intervention on quality of care across four districts in Cape Town, South Africa. Arch Dis Child. 2005; 90: 397–401.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang Y , Dai Y , Zhang S . Impact of implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness on improvement of health system in China. J Pediatr Child Health. 2007; 43: 681–5.
   Google Scholar
• Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization 2002. The multi-country evaluation of IMCI effectiveness cost and impact (MCE). Geneva, Switzerland: Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization. Progress Report May 2001–April 2002. Report No. WHO/FCH/CAH/02.16.
   Google Scholar
• Arifeen SE , Bryce J , Gouws E , Baqui AH , Black RE , Hoque DM , etal. Quality of care for under-fives in first-level health facilities in one district of Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ. 2005; 83: 260–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Huicho L , Davila M , Campos M , Drasbek C , Bryce J , Victora CG . Scaling up Integrated Management of Childhood Illness to the national level: achievements and challenges in Peru. Health Policy Plan. 2005; 20: 14–24.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. The analytic review of the integrated management of childhood illness strategy. Final Report Nov 2003. 2004; Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 92 4 159173 0.
   Google Scholar
• Goga AE , Muhe LM . Global challenges with scale-up of the integrated management of childhood illness strategy: results of a multi-country survey. BMC Public Health. 2011; 11: 503.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Fact Book for Pakistan. Available from: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html [cited 16 June 2012].
   Google Scholar
• An analysis. Health and the eighteenth constitutional amendment. 2011; Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Analysis. Available from: http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/publichealth/PILDATAnalysis-Healthandthe18thConstitutionalAmendments.pdf [cited 1 November 2012].
   Google Scholar
• Regional Health System Observatory, World Health Organization. Health system profile Pakistan. Cairo, Egypt. 2007. Available from: http://hinfo.humaninfo.ro/gsdl/healthtechdocs/en/m/abstract/Js17305e/ [ cited 2 March 2013].
   Google Scholar
• National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], Macro International. Pakistan demographic and health survey 2006–07. 2008; Islamabad, Pakistan: National Institute of Population Studies and Macro International.
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in Pakistan. Available from: http://www.who.pak.org/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc [cited 14 February 2012].
   Google Scholar
• Nisar N . Integrated management of childhood illness and health system reforms in Pakistan. J Pakistan Med Assoc. 2003; 28: 44–7.
   Google Scholar
• Associate AR. Evaluation report. Process evaluation of early implementation phase of IMCI in two pilot districts of Pakistan. UNICEF. 2002. Available from: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/evaldatabase/index_14601.html [cited 2 November 2012].
   Google Scholar
• Child Health and Development, World Health Organization. Implementation of IMCI in Pakistan. Available from: http://www.emro.who.int/child-health/strategy-implementation/implementation-of-imci-in-pakistan.html [cited 3 June 2012].
   Google Scholar
• Creswell JW , Clark VLP . Designing and conducting mixed methods research. 2011; 2nd ed, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Pirzada A (Child Adolescent and Health Officer WHO for Pakistan). Conversation with: Nousheen Pradhan (Instructor, Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University, Pakistan) 2009 May 4.
   Google Scholar
• Grady MP . A qualitative and action research: a practitioner handbook.’ Bloomington. Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation. 1998
   Google Scholar
• Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development. Health facility survey. Tool to evaluate the quality of care delivered to sick children attending out patients’ facilities. Geneva, Switzerland. 2003; 190. ISBN 92 4 154586 0. Available from: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/9241545860/en/index.html [cited 24 June 2009].
   Google Scholar
• Graneheim UH , Lundman B . Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness. Nurse Educ Today. 2004; 24: 105–12.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hsieh H-F , Shannon SE . Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qual Health Res. 2005; 15: 1277–88.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Babbie E . The practice of social research. 1992; New York: Macmillan.
   Google Scholar
• Lambrechts T , Bryce J , Orinda V . Integrated Management of Childhood Illness: a summary of first experiences. Bull World Health Organ. 1999; 77: 582–94.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, WHO. IMCI Planning Guide. Gaining experience with the IMCI strategy in a country. Available from: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/chs_cah_99_1/en/ [cited 1 May 2013].
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan. PC 1. National Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Program. 2006–2012. 2006. Available from: http://www.pc.gov.pk/downloads/pc1-forms_vertical-health-program/National%20Maternal%20Newborn%20and%20Child%20Health%20%20Programme.pdf .
   Google Scholar
• Bishai D , Mirchandani G , Pariyo G , Burnham G , Black R . The cost of quality improvements due to Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in Uganda. Health Econ. 2008; 17: 5–19.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization. Guidelines for follow-up after training. WHO/UNICEF course on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness for first-level health workers Supervisor's guide. 1999; Switzerland: WHO. 28. WHO/FCH/CAH/99.1B. Available from: http://www.union-imdp.org/files/resources/training/Integrated%20management%20of%20childhood%20illness%20for%20first-level%20health%20workers.pdf [cited 24 July 2009].
   Google Scholar
• Goga AE , Muhe LM , Forsyth K , Chopra M , Aboubaker S , Martines J , etal. Results of a multi-country exploratory survey of approaches and methods for IMCI case management training. Health Res Policy Syst. 2009; 7: 18.
   Google Scholar
• Pariyo GW , Gouws E , Bryce J , Burnham G . Improving facility-based care for sick children in Uganda: training is not enough. Health Policy Plan. 2005; 20(Suppl 1): i58–i68.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ali AM , Yusof H . Quality in qualitative studies: the case of validity, reliability and generalizability. Issues Soc Environ Account. 2011; 5: 25–64.
   Google Scholar
• Shenton AK . Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Educ Inform. 2004; 22: 63–75.
   Google Scholar
• Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization. IMCI chart booklet. Available from: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/IMCI_chartbooklet/en/ [cited 30 May 2013].
   Google Scholar
• Twycross A , Shields L . Validity and reliability – what's it all about? Part 1 validity in quantitative studies. Paediatr Nurs. 2004; 16: 28.
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. Child health in the community. Community IMCI. Briefing package for facilitators. 2004; Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 92 4 159198 6 v.3.
   Google Scholar
• Balck RE , Cousens S , Johson HL , Lawn JE , Rudan I , Bassani DG , etal. Global, regional and national casuses of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis. Lancet. 2010; 375: 1969–87.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar