| |
n (%)
| |
|---|
|
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS
|
Pre
|
Post
|
Total
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Gender (N = 539)
| | | | |
|
F
|
161 (50.9)
|
110 (49.3)
|
271 (50.3)
|
0.71
|
|
Age (years) (N = 538)
| | | | |
|
<1
|
143 (45.0)
|
79 (35.9)
|
222 (41.2)
| |
|
1 to 5
|
140 (44.0)
|
90 (40.9)
|
230 (42.8)
|
0.0006
|
|
>5
|
35 (11.0)
|
51 (23.2)
|
86 (16.0)
| |
|
ADMISSION DIAGNOSES
| | | | |
|
Total Admissions
|
322
|
229
|
551
| |
|
Total Suspected Malaria Admissions
|
287 (89.1)
|
150 (65.5)
|
437 (79.3)
| |
|
Total Other-Cause Admissions
|
35 (10.9)
|
79 (34.5)
|
114 (20.6)
| |
|
Gastrointestinal infections
|
18 (51.4)
|
17 (21.5)
|
35 (30.7)
| |
|
Trauma/burns/bites
|
5 (14.3)
|
15 (19.0)
|
20 (17.5)
| |
|
Skin and soft tissue infections
|
2 (5.7)
|
11 (13.9)
|
13 (11.4)
| |
|
Respiratory infections
|
1 (2.9)
|
11 (13.9)
|
12 (10.5)
| |
|
Other infections
|
2 (5.7)
|
9 (11.4)
|
11 (9.6)
| |
|
CHF
|
0 (0.0)
|
6 (7.6)
|
6 (5.3)
| |
|
Neoplastic disease
|
1 (2.9)
|
2 (2.5)
|
3 (2.6)
| |
|
Meningitis
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (3.9)
|
3 (2.6)
| |
|
TB
|
1 (2.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.9)
| |
|
HIV complications
|
1 (2.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.9)
| |
|
Other
|
4 (11.4)
|
5 (6.3)
|
9 (7.9)
| |
- Pre- and post-intervention patient demographic and admissions data are listed. There were 13 children (4 pre- and 9 post-intervention) for whom age was not available. There were 12 children (6 pre- and 6 post-intervention) for whom gender was not available. Percents are recorded as proportion of the pre-intervention total, post-intervention total, or overall admissions total. CHF-congestive heart failure; TB-tuberculosis.
