Improving antimicrobial use among health workers in first-level facilities: results from the Multi-Country Evaluation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy

• Main Authors: Eleanor Gouws (Author), Jennifer Bryce (Author), Jean-Pierre Habicht (Author), João Amaral (Author), George Pariyo (Author), Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg (Author), Olivier Fontaine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2004-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the effect of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) case management training on the use of antimicrobial drugs among health-care workers treating young children at first-level facilities. Antimicrobial drugs are an essential child-surv...