Acceptability, usability and efficacy of an automatic respiratory monitor in determining fast breathing: A pilot study in a tribal tea garden in India

作者：Nilanjana Ghosh, Siddhartha Sarkar, Tanushree Mondal · 发表于：Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1553_21 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections、Child Nutrition and Water Access、Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Background: Childhood pneumonia is one of the leading causes of mortality among under-five children. It is responsible for 15% of all deaths of children U5, killing 808,694 children in 2017 (1). Traditional visual inspection and manual count method is used to detect and classify fast-breathing, a key indicator of Pneumonia. In response to UNICEF's call for a reliable diagnostic tool, Philips was the first to respond with the Children's Automatic Respiratory Monitor for measuring fast breathing objectively. Aim: UNICEF and Philips Foundation initiated a field study to test the acceptability, usability and efficacy of the Automatic Respiratory Monitor in Determining Fast Breathing in low resource setting environments. Settings and Design: Philips Foundation partnered up with the Directorate of Medical Education in West Bengal, India to conduct the field study amongst community healthcare workers and beneficiaries in a rural district of West Bengal. In collaboration with North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, a community-based study was conducted in a tribal tea garden of Naxalbari block. Methods and Material: Acceptability and usability of the device was assessed through structtured interviews and dialogues with community health workers (CHWs), caregivers and local healthcare practitioners. Efficacy of the device was represented by the inter-rater agreement between the traditional visual inspection and manual count method and the device reading. Statistical Analysis Used: A d...