Inpatient and postdischarge mortality among children with anaemia and malaria parasitaemia in Kenya: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia and malaria are leading causes of paediatric hospitalisation and inpatient mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited empirical data on survival following hospital discharge. We aimed to estimate independent effects of anaemia and malaria parasitaemia on inpatient and 1 year postdischarge mortality among Kenyan children.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study among children admitted to Kilifi County Hospital (KCH) from 2010 to 2019 and followed-up for 1 year postdischarge in Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS). The main exposures were anaemia and malaria parasitaemia at the time of hospital admission while inpatient and 1 year postdischarge mortality were the outcomes.

Results

We included 9431 admissions among 757

SUBMITTER: Ngari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499763 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature