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Table 4 Key aspects of provider knowledgea

From: Leveraging the private sector for child health: a qualitative examination of caregiver and provider perspectives on private sector care for childhood pneumonia in Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Allopathic

(N = 12)

AYUSH

(N = 12)

Drug sellers

(N = 12)

Symptoms of pneumonia

 Difficult breathing

12

12

8

 Rapid breathing

11

8

3

 Fever

11

6

7

 Cough

6

8

6

Markers of severity

 Difficult breathing

7

8

Topic

 Fast breathing

8

4

not

 At least one danger signb

11

8

included

Etiology

 Viral

10

5

Topic not

 Bacterial

7

2

included

  1. aThe table shows the number of provider interviews in which a particular response was given
  2. bDanger signs include unconsciousness/lethargy, lack of appetite/difficulty drinking milk, and cyanosis
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