Factors Influencing Implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) among Health Care Workers in Selected Primary Health Centres in Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Despite adopting IMCI as the main thrust of child survival strategy in Nigeria, the
mortality rate of children under five years old in Nigeria was last reported at 100.2 per 1000
in 2017. This study was conducted due to the paucity of the historical study found in Nigeria
identifying possible encounters in implementing the IMCI strategy by healthcare workers in
Primary Health Centres. Such information is critical to guide further program
implementation and improving IMCI services. The study aimed to assess the factors
influencing the implementation of IMCI among healthcare workers in selected Primary
Health Centres in Ibadan.