Pulse oximeter with integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosis of severe childhood pneumonia at rural health institutions in Southern Ethiopia: results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Abstract

ObjectiveTo assess whether pulse oximetry improves health workers’ performance in diagnosing severe childhood pneumonia at health centres in Southern Ethiopia.DesignParallel cluster-randomised trial.SettingGovernment primary health centres.ParticipantsTwenty-four health centres that treat at...