Prevalence and fluid management of dehydration in children without diarrhoea admitted to Kenyan hospitals: a multisite observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the prevalence of dehydration without diarrhoea among admitted children aged 1-59 months and to describe fluid management practices in such cases.

Design

A multisite observational study that used routine in-patient data collected prospectively between October 2013 and December 2018.

Settings

Study conducted in 13 county referral hospitals in Kenya.

Participants

Children aged 1-59 months with admission or discharge diagnosis of dehydration but had no diarrhoea as a symptom or diagnosis. Children aged <28 days and those with severe acute malnutrition were excluded.

Results

The prevalence of dehydration in children without diarrhoea was 3.0% (2019/68 204) and comprised 15.9% (2019/12 702) of all dehydration cases. Only 55.8% (1127/2019

SUBMITTER: Omoke S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215254 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature