Identifying Infants and Young Children at Risk of Unplanned Hospital Admissions and Clinic Visits in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric inpatient mortality rates are as high as 11% in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Unscheduled clinic visits also burden children in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to identify factors associated with hospital admissions and unscheduled clinic visits among Tanzanian children < 24 months of age.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of 2 trials conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We performed univariate and Poisson multivariable regression analyses to identify factors associated with hospital admissions and unscheduled clinic visits.

Results

Of 4784 children < 24 months of age, 293 (6.1%) were hospitalized at least once and 1308 (27.3%) had ≥ 1 unscheduled clinic visit. Infants and children who were exposed to but HIV-negative had increased r

SUBMITTER: Rees CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7680284 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature