Methods In 2011, 72 health-care providers at 18 rural health centres and 38 community
health workers received training in the use of pulse oximetry to measure haemoglobin …

Background The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine's (PCV) impact on childhood pneumonia
during programmatic conditions in Africa is poorly understood. Following PCV13 …

Background The mortality impact of pulse oximetry use during infant and childhood
pneumonia management at the primary healthcare level in low-income countries is …

Objective To gain an understanding of what challenges pulse oximetry for paediatric
pneumonia management poses, how it has changed service provision and what would …

Background The introduction of the WHO's Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
(IMCI) guidelines in the mid-1990s contributed to global reductions in under-five mortality …

We describe hypoxemic pneumonia prevalence in outpatient and inpatient settings, in-
hospital mortality, and clinical guideline performance for identifying hypoxemia in young …

Background The majority of deaths amongst children under 5 years are still due to
preventable infectious causes. Emergency care has been identified as a key health system …

Objective To assess the performance of reusable pulse oximeter probe and microprocessor
box combinations, of varying price‐points, in the context of a low‐income pediatric setting …

Hypoxemia and hypoglycemia are known risks for mortality in children in low-income
settings. Routine screening with pulse oximetry and blood glucose assessments for …

Hypoxemia measured by pulse oximetry predicts child pneumonia mortality in low-resource
settings (LRS). Existing pediatric oximeter probes are prohibitively expensive and/or difficult …