Experiences of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) trained professional nurses on implementation of the strategy

Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) developed a strategy known as Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) to reduce mortality in children under five years old. The concept of the IMCI strategy arose out of the realization in the 1990s that there was a persistent and unacceptably high mortality rate in the under-five age group, particularly in developing countries. IMCI forms an integral part of South Africa’s health system according to the South African National and the National Health Plan for South Africa. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of IMCI trained professional nurses in the primary health care clinics in a district in Gauteng Province on the implementation of the IMCI strategy...M.Cur. (Community Nursing Sciences