“A child with severe pneumonia cannot feed, causing malnutrition”: exploring health worker and caregiver perspectives and practices for mitigating malnutrition among children with severe pneumonia, a case of Uganda

“A child with severe pneumonia cannot feed, causing malnutrition”: exploring health worker and caregiver perspectives and practices for mitigating malnutrition among children with severe pneumonia, a case of Uganda

Abstract Background Severe pneumonia remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Severe pneumonia causes death during hospitalization, and survivors are prone to malnutrition after discharge from the hospital. The World Health Organization and United Nations Intern...

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Main Authors: Damalie Nalwanga, Robert Opika Opoka, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Lawrence Kakooza, Andrew Kiggwe, Victor Musiime, Sarah Kiguli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Pneumonia
Malnutrition
Caregivers
Health workers
Uganda
Qualitative
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13014-y
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