Barriers to pediatric inpatient care guideline adherence: A mixed method assessment of eight hospitals in Asia and Africa

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Difficulty adhering to evidence-based guidelines is an important driver of inpatient child mortality. A mixed method assessment was conducted in eight district or national referral hospitals in Bangladesh (2), Kenya (3), Malawi (1), Pakistan (1) and Uganda (1) between July and November 2016. Key informants (administrators, clinicians, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists) were interviewed and essential hospital infrastructure, equipment and medicines was assessed by direct observation. The clinical notes of 240 children aged 2-23 months were reviewed and indicators of adherence to guidelines for common pediatric conditions, including severe acute malnutrition (SAM), pneumonia, diarrhea, and anemia were abstracted.

Authors: Tickell, KD; Mangale, DI; Tornberg-Belanger, SN; Thitiri, J; Timbwa, M

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Host title: 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH 2017)
• Journal: 66th Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH 2017)
• Publication date: 2017-11-10
• Acceptance date: 2017-04-16
• DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2017