Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality among children with acute illness in low-income and middle-income settings remains unacceptably high and the importance of post-discharge mortality is increasingly recognised. We aimed to explore the epidemiology of deaths among young children with acute illness across sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to inform the development of interventions and improved guidelines.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled children aged 2-23 months with acute illness, stratified by nutritional status defined by anthropometry (ie, no wasting, moderate wasting, or severe wasting or kwashiorkor), who were admitted to one of nine hospitals in six countries across sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia between Nov 20, 2016, and Jan 31, 2019. We assisted sites to co

SUBMITTER: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature