Compliance, morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization during
fortnightly follow-up were evaluated by an observational study on a
cohort of children with severe and very severe pneumonia after day-care
treatment at an urban clinic. The primary outcome measures were
proportions of success (compliance) and failure (non-compliance) of
follow-up visits at the day-care clinic. In total, 251 children were
followed up, with median (IQR) age of 5.0 (3.0-9.0) months, and their
compliance dropped from 92% at the first to 85% at the sixth visit.
Cough (28%), fever (20%), and rapid breathing (13%) were common
morbidities. Successful follow-up visits were possible in 180 (95.2%)
and 56 (90.3%) of the children with severe and very severe pneumonia
respectively. Eleven (4.4%) needed hospitalization, and four (1.6%)
died. Majority ( 4890%) of the children could be successfully
followed up; some failed to attend their scheduled follow-up visits due
to hospitalization and death. The common morbidities indicate the
importance of follow-up for detecting medical problems and early
treatment, thus reducing risk of death