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Table 2 Adjusted differences in process of care indicators during the post intervention period

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

 

Prospective

  

Retrospective

  

Indicator of quality of care

Intervention %

Control %

Difference [95% CI]

Risk ratio [95% CI]

Intervention %

Control %

Difference [95% CI]

Risk ratio [95% CI]

All Children

Childs weight documented

79.1

45

36.2[21.0-51.4]

1.9[1.4-2.6]

82.8

59.1

26.8[12.8-40.8]

1.5[1.2-1.9]

Child’s temperature documented

63

30.5

30.2[−10.3-70.7]

3.7[0.6-22.4]

64.9

46

19.4[−14.8-53.7]

1.9[0.6-5.8]

Vitamin A Administered on Admission

16.4

17.3

−0.3[−8.5-7.9]

1.2[0.7-2.0]

22.2

11.9

10.5[−5.3-26.3]

2.1[0.5-9.9]

Provider Initiated HIV testing

18.1

15.8

3.3[−10.3-16.9]

1.3[0.5-3.2]

16

3.5

13.0[10.1-15.9]

5.8[2.6-12.7]

Vaccination status documented

41.3

18.6

23.9[6.0-41.7]

3.1[0.9-10.0]

50.8

27.2

26.9[9.9-44.0]

2.6[1.2-5.6]

Average assessment score (range, 0–1)

92.1

58.7

50.1[23.9-76.3]

 

92.6

67.2

49.9[30.5-69.2]

 

Children with diagnosis of malaria

Proportion of malaria with a severity classification

91.9

43

50.9[23.7-78.0]

2.4[1.3-4.4]

89.1

46.8

41.4[14.3-68.5]

2.0[1.1-3.5]

Proportion with quinine loading dose

88.5

59.3

46.4[5.9-86.8]

2.5[0.9-7.1]

86.9

58.1

37.6[9.0-66.2]

2.0[1.0-3.8]

Proportion with twice daily quinine maintenance dose

94.1

74.9

24.7[11.4-38.1]

1.4[1.1-1.7]

79

42.5

37.5[14.2-60.7]

1.9[1.3-2.8]

Proportion with quinine daily dose > =40 mg/kg

4

1

3.0[−1.4-7.4]

 

2.2

8

−7.0[−13.4--0.5]

0.2[0.1-0.6]

Children with diagnosis of pneumonia

Proportion of pneumonia with a severity classification

95.8

63.6

46.8[−1.2-94.8]

1.5[1.1-2.0]

93.3

70.1

33.5[−2.7-69.7]

1.7[0.9-3.1]

Proportion with once daily gentamicin dose

86.8

57.6

27.6[11.6-43.5]

1.5[1.1-2.1]

79.1

68.1

14.9[9.7-20.1]

1.2[1.1-1.4]

Proportion with gentamicin daily dose <4 mg/kg

3.9

3.4

2.3[−3.3-7.9]

1.9[0.8-4.3]

3.9

15.3

−10.2[−12.3--8.1]

0.3[0.2-0.4]

Proportion with gentamicin daily dose > =10 mg/kg

4.7

6.8

−0.4[−6.0-5.2]

1.0[0.5-2.2]

8.6

9.9

−0.3[−3.1-2.5]

1.0[0.7-1.4]

Children with diagnosis of diarrhea/dehydration

Proportion of diarrhoea/dehydration diagnosis with a severity classification

98.6

85.2

8.2[−16.3-32.8]

1.1[0.8-1.5]

97.9

89.1

14.7[2.9-26.5]

1.2[1.0-1.4]

Correct fluid prescription

67.3

11.5

60.2[23.5-96.9]

2.7[1.4-5.3]

62.2

32.7

33.0[22.8-43.2]

2.1[1.6-2.9]