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Table 2 Usage of and satisfaction with iCCM services (reported for all respondents and for the subset of respondents with a child in their household receiving iCCM care in the last month)

From: Usage of and satisfaction with Integrated Community Case Management care in western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Measure

All respondents n (%)

iCCM care in last month n (%)

Usage of iCCM services

 Ever seen VHW for iCCM care

249 (92%)

 VHW available promptly*

241 (97%)

134 (99%)

 Ever unable to find VHW when child was sick

39 (14%)

14 (10%)

 Contact VHW most of the time or every time child is sick

158 (58%)

94 (69%)

 When child is sick, contact VHW by going to her/his house

235 (87%)

120 (88%)

 Seen VHW for iCCM care in last month*

136 (55%)

Satisfaction with iCCM services

 Overall experience of most recent time receiving iCCM care—rated very good or excellent*

150 (60%)

86 (63%)

 Would have child seen by VHW in the future when child sick

263 (97%)

136 (100%)

 Confidence in VHW’s overall abilities—rated confident or very confident

250 (92%)

133 (98%)

 Confidence in VHW’s ability to manage fever—rated confident or very confident

249 (92%)

134 (99%)

 Confidence in VHW’s ability to manage cough—rated confident or very confident

246 (91%)

127 (93%)

 Confidence in VHW’s ability to manage diarrhoea—rated confident or very confident

249 (92%)

131 (96%)

  1. iCCM: Integrated Community Case Management; VHW: village health worker
  2. *Question only asked of respondents with a child in their household who had received iCCM care at some point