Treatment of acute respiratory infection symptoms by health facility or provider
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This indicator measures the percentage of children under age 5 with acute respiratory infections (ARI) symptoms in the last 2 weeks for whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider.
ARI symptoms are defined as fast, short, rapid breaths which was chest-related and/or difficulty breathing which was chest-related. ARI symptoms also include cough (DHS Program).
Health facility or provider includes public sector, private medical sector, NGO medical sector, but excludes advice or treatment from a traditional practitioner.
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Number of children under age 5 with ARI symptoms in last 2 weeks for whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider
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Total number of children under age 5 with ARI symptoms in the last 2 weeks
Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with (a representative sample of) mothers/caregivers of children under age 5, inquiring if their children had experienced ARI symptoms in the last 2 weeks preceding the survey and if/where treatment was sought. For example (a complete list of questions is available via links provided):
Has [name] had an illness with a cough at any time in the last 2 weeks?
Has [name] had fast, short, rapid breaths or difficulty breathing at any time in the last 2 weeks?
Was the fast or difficult breathing due to a problem in the chest or to a blocked or runny nose?
Did you seek advice or treatment for the illness from any source?
Where did you seek advice or treatment? Public Sector/Private Medical Sector/NGO Medical Sector/Other source (specify)?
Informal service providers may not be included in this indicator.
To calculate the indicator's value, divide the number of children under age 5 with ARI symptoms in last 2 weeks for whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider by the total number of children under age 5 with ARI symptoms in the last 2 weeks. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
Note: Advice or treatment from a traditional practitioner is excluded from the numerator.
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Has [name] had an illness with a cough at any time in the last 2 weeks?
Has [name] had fast, short, rapid breaths or difficulty breathing at any time in the last 2 weeks?
Was the fast or difficult breathing due to a problem in the chest or to a blocked or runny nose?
Did you seek advice or treatment for the illness from any source?
Where did you seek advice or treatment? Public Sector/Private Medical Sector/NGO Medical Sector/Other source (specify)?
DHS8 Model Woman's Questionnaire: questions 621-631:
https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DHSQ8/DHS8_Womans_QRE_EN_14Feb2023_DHSQ8.pdf
DHS Guide:
https://dhsprogram.com/data/Guide-to-DHS-Statistics/Prevalence_and_Treatment_of_Symptoms_of_Acute_Respiratory_Infection_ARI.htm