Decentralizing oxygen availability and use at primary care level for children under-five with severe pneumonia, at 12 Health Centers in Ethiopia: a pre-post non-experimental study

• Main Authors: Habtamu Seyoum Tolla (Author), Dinkineh Bikila Woyessa (Author), Rahel Belete Balkew (Author), Yigeremu Abebe Asemere (Author), Zinabie Feleke Fekadu (Author), Alemayehu Berhanu Belete (Author), Martha Gartley (Author), Audrey Battu (Author), Felix Lam (Author), Alebel Yaregal Desale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide, accounting for 15% of all deaths in children under the age of five. Hypoxemia is a major cause of death in patients suffering from pneumonia. There is strong evidence that using pulse oximetry and having re...