Training Honduran health workers and mothers in infant acute respiratory infection (ARI) control

Following a population-wide ethnography, an intervention was designed to communicate to the mother how to detect ARI at early stages and what actions to take during mild, moderate, or severe episodes. Procedures included radio communication, behavioral training procedures, and incentives for both health workers and mothers for disseminating and learning the specifics of ARI control. Results showed that the improved effectiveness of the use of behavioral training procedures (including demonstrations and practice) by health workers contributed substantially to mothers" abilities to manage ARI in their children. (Author abstract)