Karin Källander, Charlotte Ward, Helen Smith, R. Bhattarai, A. Kc, B. Lamichhane, Alice Maurel, Parashu Ram Shrestha, S. Baral, Cindy McWhorter, P. Labarre, Monica Anna de Cola, K. Baker
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Abstract
Pneumonia is the leading cause of child death after the neonatal period, resulting from late care seeking and inappropriate treatment. Diagnosis involves counting respiratory rate (RR); however, RR counting remains challenging for health workers and miscounting, and misclassification of RR is common. We evaluated the usability of a new automated RR counter, the Philips Children's Respiratory Monitor (ChARM), to Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs), and its acceptability to FCHVs and caregivers in Nepal.