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Evaluation of the Challenges Faced by Health Workers Managing Patients with Severe Malaria in Kanyabwanga Health Centre III Mitooma District Uganda

AUTHORS

Kyomuhangi Immaculate

ABSTRACT
Globally, the WHO estimates that in 2010 there were 219 million cases of malaria resulting in 660,000 deaths. Over the past years, malaria has been a challenge in Uganda. From viewed records of Kanyabwanga health centre III in Mitooma district in 2013/2014 for both inpatient outpatients indicated out of 1570 admissions, 631 patients had severe malaria and were referred to higher levels for treatment. The study was Quantitative cross-sectional. Simple-random sampling was used to select health centers and health workers as participants in the study were selected using convenient sampling method to recruit 48 from whom data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The researcher found out that Female health workers formed the majority (58.4%) with moderate age (41.6%). Nurses were majority among health service providers that manage severe malaria (64.5%) who mostly (37.5%) stay far from the facility. 91.6%  and 54.2% reported their Patients walking over 5km and 10km respectively to seek malaria treatment.. Health workers lack training on severe malaria management. The researcher concluded that the client related challenges faced by health workers in management of severe malaria in lower health centers include: long distances, delay to come for treatment in severe cases, self-medication before seeking treatment from the health facility, poor compliance to treatment. The health facility related challenges faced by health workers in management of severe malaria in lower health centers include: inadequate equipment to use, scarcity of facilities, delayed referral of patients not until treatment fails and large numbers of severe malaria. Health workers related challenges during care for patients with severe malaria in lower health centers include: lack of training on management of severe malaria and inadequate staffs at the health facility.
Keywords: Malaria, Inpatients, Outpatients, Health workers, Health centers.

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PUBLISHED

2023-02-2

HOW TO CITE

Kyomuhangi Immaculate  (2023).Evaluation of the Challenges Faced by Health Workers Managing Patients with Severe Malaria in Kanyabwanga Health Centre III Mitooma District Uganda. INOSR Applied Sciences 11(1):14-29.