Predictors of mortality among children at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a cohort study

Autor: Diana K. Damian, Francis F. Furia, Germana Leyna
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, Vol 72, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-9942
DOI: 10.1186/s43054-024-00271-5
Popis: Abstract Background Tanzania is among the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest under-five mortality rate. The leading causes of mortality among these children include vaccine-preventable infections. Strategies for reducing under-five mortality in hospital settings require a good knowledge of driving factors, which are largely unknown in Tanzania. This study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital to determine mortality and its predictors among under-five admitted in the general paediatric wards. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study among children aged between 1 and 59 months admitted in the paediatric wards at Muhimbili National Hospital from 2nd October 2017 to 13th April 2018. We recruited eligible children consecutively and followed them up until discharge or death. We calculated the mortality rate as the incidence density rate and determined the causes and predictors of mortality. We analyzed data to identify and quantify predictors of deaths and used Kaplan-Meir and Cox regression analyses to determine predictors of survival. A P-value of
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