Fig 1.
Study sites: Biliran Province, the Eastern Visayas Region (Region VIII), the Philippines.
RHU: Rural health unit, Hospital: Biliran Provincial Hospital. Maripipi, municipality in a small island, is not included in the map.
Table 1.
Socio-demographics of study participants according to the municipality.
Fig 2.
Incidence rates of identified pneumonia-like episodes in children less5 years of age according to the municipality and age in seven municipalities, Biliran, the Philippines.
Table 2.
Hazard ratios of each risk factor for pneumonia-like episodes in children less than 5 years of age in Biliran, the Philippines.
Table 3.
Hazard ratios of each risk factor for severe pneumonia-like episodes in children less than 5 years of age in Biliran, the Philippines.
Fig 3.
The rate of healthcare-seeking behavior of children who experienced a pneumonia-like episode according to the municipality, Biliran, the Philippines.
The bars indicate the percentage and the numbers above the bars indicate actual counts. Any healthcare facility: Percentage of children who experienced a pneumonia-like episode and sought care at any healthcare facility: Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Captains, Barangay Health Stations, Rural Health Units, private clinics, or hospitals. Provincial hospital: Percentage of children who experienced a pneumonia-like episode and visited Biliran Provincial Hospital. Admission: Percentage of children who experienced a pneumonia-like episode and were admitted to Biliran Provincial Hospital.
Table 4.
Odds ratios of each factor for seeking any healthcare facilities among children less than 5 years of age who experienced pneumonia-like episodes (n = 473) or severe pneumonia-like episodes (n = 274) in Biliran, the Philippines.
Fig 4.
Healthcare-seeking behavior of children who experienced pneumonia-like episodes sought a primary healthcare facility or a hospital (A) and severe pneumonia-like episodes sought Biliran Provincial Hospital (B) by a household plot overlaid on the map of the travel time to healthcare facilities.
The color scale shows the travel time (in hours) from each point of the map to the closest public healthcare facility (A) and to Biliran Provincial Hospital (B) estimated by the cost distance analysis.
Table 5.
Verbal autopsy data of four fatal cases who were suspected to have died of a pneumonia-like episode in Biliran, the Philippines, from June 2011 to May 2012.