Effectiveness of Peer-Supervision on Paediatric Fever Treatment Among Registered Private Drug Sellers in East-Central Uganda: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Arthur Bagonza (
[email protected] ) Makerere University College of Health Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-7294 Freddy Eric Kitutu Pharmacy Department,Makerere University College of Health Sciences Stefan Peterson Makerere University College of Health Sciences; International Maternal and Child Health Unit, Department of Women's and children's Health Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden Andreas Mårtensson International Maternal and Child Health Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden Milton Mutto The Pincer Group International Limited Phyllis Awor Universita degli Studi di Pavia Dipartimento di Scienze del Sistema Nervoso e del Comportamento David Mukanga Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Henry Wamani Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences,Makerere University College of Health Sciences Research article Keywords: Appropriate treatment, interrupted time series, peer-supervision, childhood illnesses, drug sellers, Uganda Posted Date: May 5th, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-26003/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Page 1/27 Page 2/27 Abstract Background: Appropriate treatment of paediatric fever in rural areas remains a challenge and may be partly due to inadequate supervision of licensed drug sellers. This study assessed the effectiveness of peer-supervision among drug sellers on appropriate treatment of pneumonia symptoms, uncomplicated malaria and non-bloody diarrhoea among children less than ve years of age in the intervention (Luuka) and comparison (Buyende) districts, in East-Central Uganda.