Determinants of inappropriate admissions of children to county hospitals: a cross-sectional study from rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of inappropriate admissions in China has become the shackle of its' service supply system. This research aims to assess the level of children's inappropriate admissions to county hospitals in rural China and identify the characteristics and determinants of children's inappropriate admissions.

Methods

A retrospective review was conducted on data of children aged 0-14 years. A total of 771 children medical records in four county hospitals was collected by stratified random sampling in Midwestern China and was evaluated through the Rural Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol. A questionnaire survey was conducted among doctors whose names were shown in medical records. Chi-square test was used to analyse the characteristics of inappropriate admissions, and

SUBMITTER: Lei SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378739 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature