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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of children by survey during prospective and retrospective data collection

From: Assessment of paediatric inpatient care during a multifaceted quality improvement intervention in Kenyan District Hospitals – use of prospectively collected case record data

 

Control

Intervention

 

Prospective

Retrospective

Prospective

Retrospective

Baseline (Survey 1)

    

Number of admission episodes included in analysis

253

1005

252

1130

Mean (SD) age (months)

16.2(13.3)

15.8(12.5)

17.0(13.3)

15.8(12.7)

Number (%) Male

101(56.1)

389(55.0)

72(53.3)

241(53.4)

Number (%) of children with structured admission form in medical records

24.0(9.5)

30.0(3.0)

0.0(0.0)

0.0(0.0)

6 month (survey 2)

    

Number of admission episodes included in analysis

215

840

198

1022

Mean (SD) age (months)

14.4(12.3)

16.7(13.4)

14.6(12.1)

17.1(13.1)

Number (%) Male

97(50.5)

406(54.1)

88(56.4)

487(56.3)

Number (%) of children with structured admission form in medical records

98.0(46.2)

590.0(70.9)

185.0(96.4)

929.0(91.2)

18 months (survey 4)

    

Number of admission episodes included in analysis

178

1147

199

1158

Mean (SD) age (months)

17.4(14.3)

15.7(12.8)

18.2(14.9)

16.2(12.8)

Number (%) Male

93(58.9)

588(53.0)

92(51.1)

639(58.0)

Number (%) of children with structured admission form in medical records

80.0(45.7)

642.0(56.0)

178.0(90.8)

1112.0(96.2)