Pneumonia: Children Under 5 with Symptoms of Pneumonia (2017)

Children under 5 with Symptoms of Pneumonia - in Percentage (2017), including country breakdown

Definition:
Proportion of children aged 0-59 months with suspected pneumonia taken to an appropriate health provider

Measurement limitations:
Data collected through national household surveys, such as Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), report on the prevalence of symptoms of pneumonia, based on information about whether children have experienced coughing and fast or difficult breathing (due to a problem in the chest) in the two weeks prior to the survey. These children have not necessarily been medically diagnosed, and thus these data should be interpreted with caution. This limitation affects the accurate measurement of the coverage indicator on treatment of symptoms of pneumonia with antibiotics. The indicator becomes underestimated due to inflation of the denominators with children with apparent symptoms of pneumonia, but who did not actually have pneumonia, and therefore were not treated with antibiotics.

Data e Risorse

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notes Children under 5 with Symptoms of Pneumonia - in Percentage (2017), including country breakdown Definition: Proportion of children aged 0-59 months with suspected pneumonia taken to an appropriate health provider Measurement limitations: Data collected through national household surveys, such as Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), report on the prevalence of symptoms of pneumonia, based on information about whether children have experienced coughing and fast or difficult breathing (due to a problem in the chest) in the two weeks prior to the survey. These children have not necessarily been medically diagnosed, and thus these data should be interpreted with caution. This limitation affects the accurate measurement of the coverage indicator on treatment of symptoms of pneumonia with antibiotics. The indicator becomes underestimated due to inflation of the denominators with children with apparent symptoms of pneumonia, but who did not actually have pneumonia, and therefore were not treated with antibiotics.
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title Pneumonia: Children Under 5 with Symptoms of Pneumonia (2017)