The role of research in developing job aids for pneumonia treatment in Niger.

Objective: To use qualitative research to develop a complementary set of job aids to improve adherence to cotrimoxazole for childhood pneumonia and to improve provider-client counseling.

Design: Qualitative research on existing knowledge and practices of parents and providers using key informant interviews, focus groups, clinic observation, and home visits. A workshop of local stakeholders produced messages and job aids for health care workers and parents that included counseling cards and posters for providers, and medication envelopes with educational messages for mothers.