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

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العنوان: Predictors of mortality among children at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a cohort study
المؤلفون: Diana K. Damian, Francis F. Furia, Germana Leyna
المصدر: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, Vol 72, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
بيانات النشر: SpringerOpen, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Pediatrics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Under-five mortality, In-hospital mortality, Mortality in children, Pediatrics, RJ1-570
الوصف: 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
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2090-9942
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2090-9942
DOI: 10.1186/s43054-024-00271-5
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/00569cee9f2846ffa9f15fb0aa24ae20
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.00569cee9f2846ffa9f15fb0aa24ae20
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تدمد:20909942
DOI:10.1186/s43054-024-00271-5