Trends in inpatient and post-discharge mortality among young infants admitted to Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe admission trends and estimate inpatient and post-discharge mortality and its associated exposures, among young infants (YI) admitted to a county hospital in Kenya.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Secondary level hospital.

Participants

YI aged less than 60 days admitted to hospital from January 2009 to December 2019: 12 271 admissions in 11 877 individuals. YI who were resident within a Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS): n=3625 with 4421 admissions were followed-up for 1 year after discharge.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Inpatient and 1-year post-discharge mortality, the latter in KHDSS residents.

Results

Of 12 271 YI admissions, 4421 (36%) were KHDSS-resident. Neonatal sepsis, pre

SUBMITTER: Talbert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9835934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature