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Table 4 Comparison of in-service training and knowledge in management of febrile illnesses in under-fives among private and public health facilities in Mukono District

From: Comparison of the capacity between public and private health facilities to manage under-five children with febrile illnesses in Uganda

Variable

Private health facilities n (%)

Public health facilities n (%)

p-value

Knowledge

 First line treatment malaria

180/241 (75)

47/53 (89)

0.02*

 First line treatment pneumonia

56/241 (23)

29/53 (55)

<0.01*

 First line treatment diarrhoea

151/241 (63)

42/53 (79)

0.02*

In-service training

 Malaria management

134/241 (56)

34/53 (64)

0.25

 Pneumonia management

30/241 (12)

11/53 (21)

0.11

 Diarrhoea management

85/241 (35)

16/52 (31)

0.53

  1. * Statistically significant differences
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