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Table 1 Characteristics of children included in the evaluation of medical records.

From: Implementation of a structured paediatric admission record for district hospitals in Kenya – results of a pilot study

 

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention periods

Total

  

1

2

3

4

 

Median age (months {IQR})

12 (5–31)

10 (4–21)

2112 (3–28)

11 (4–24)

9 (1–26)

 

Newborns (<7d)

5 (3)*

27 (14)

27 (15)

16 (9)

31 (21)

106 (12)

Sex (M)

100 (61)

112 (57)

115 (65)

98 (54)

74 (51)

499 (57)

Malaria

95 (59)

99 (50)

79 (45)

85 (47)

51 (35)

409 (47)

Pneumonia

65 (40)

73 (37)

61 (35)

54(30)

33 (22)

286 (33)

Dehydration

41 (25)

36 (18)

42 (24)

52 (29)

32 (22)

203 (23)

Non IMCI

8 (5)

17 (9)

29 (15)

37 (20)

31 (21)

122 (14)

Mortality

21 (13)

39 (20)

12 (7)

21 (12)

24 (16)

117 (13)

Total

163

200

176

182

147

868

  1. * Figures in parentheses are percentage of the total
  2. Children with more than one diagnosis are represented in more than one group.