The perspectives of caregivers regarding the quality of care provided by professional nurses among children under five years in primary health care setting: A scoping review

Childhood disorders are prevalent in children under the age of five worldwide, with South Africa reporting higher rates than other countries. In most cases, children under the age of five are treated in primary health care facilities by professional nurses. To synthesis the available evidence regarding perspectives of caregivers regarding the quality of care provided by professional nurses among children under five years in PHC setting. A scoping review was conducted key words quality care, primary health care, caregiver’s perspective were used to search database, EBSCOhost databases, Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, MEDLINE, CINAHL. The search yielded nine published papers appraised and published between 2010 and 2022.The following themes emerged from the scoping review, lack of confidentiality and stigmatization, lack of resources and access of health. Professional qualities of professional nurses and the support needs for care givers of under five years. This indicates that there is a need for developing strategies that can be used to improve the quality of care for children under the age of five consulting in a primary health care setting by incorporating care giver perspectives.