Hospital readmission following acute illness among children 2-23 months old in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: a secondary analysis of CHAIN cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children in low and middle-income countries remain vulnerable following hospital-discharge. We estimated the incidence and correlates of hospital readmission among young children admitted to nine hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of the CHAIN Network prospective cohort enrolled between 20th November 2016 and 31st January 2019. Children aged 2-23 months were eligible for enrolment, if admitted for an acute illness to one of the study hospitals. Exclusions were requiring immediate resuscitation, inability to tolerate oral feeds in their normal state of health, had suspected terminal illness, suspected chromosomal abnormality, trauma, admission for surgery, or their parent/caregiver was unwilling to participate and

SUBMITTER: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11200276 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature