Assessment of inpatient paediatric care in first referral level hospitals in 13 districts in Kenya.

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BACKGROUND: The district hospital is considered essential for delivering basic, cost-effective health care to children in resource poor countries. We aimed to investigate the performance of these facilities in Kenya. METHODS: Government hospitals providing first referral level care were prospectively sampled from 13 Kenyan districts. Workload statistics and data documenting the management and care of admitted children were obtained by specially trained health workers. FINDINGS: Data from 14 ...

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Authors: English, M; Esamai, F; Wasunna, A; Were, F; Ogutu, B

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Lancet
• Volume: 363
• Issue: 9425
• Pages: 1948-1953
• Publication date: 2004-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(04)16408-8
• EISSN: 1474-547X
• ISSN: 0140-6736
• Language: English
• Keywords: Malnutrition; Developing Countries; Child; Diarrhea; Hospitals, District; Critical Illness; Humans; Malaria; Case Management; Child Health Services; Quality of Health Care; Kenya; Anemia; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Health Care Surveys; Hospital Records; Referral and Consultation