Table 7.

Multivariable regression model for all-cause 60-day hospital readmission and postdischarge mortality among young children discharged in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia

Characteristics	No hospital readmission, n (%), n=3709	Hospital readmission, n (%), n=187	Adjusted OR (95% CI), n=3426	P value
Perceived risk
0%	2687 (72%)	151 (81%)	Referent	–
1%–20%	44 (1.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0.96 (0.23, 2.77)	0.95
21%–60%	743 (20%)	19 (10%)	0.45 (0.26, 0.74)	0.003
61%–99%	234 (6.3%)	14 (7.5%)	1.08 (0.57, 1.90)	0.79
Discharge provider type
Intern/resident	3341 (90%)	161 (86%)	Referent	–
Specialist or consultant	169 (4.6%)	6 (3.2%)	0.78 (0.30, 1.65)	0.55
Medical officer	198 (5.3%)	20 (11%)	2.07 (1.21, 3.39)	0.01
Patient age at discharge, months	1 (0, 10)	3 (1, 11)	1.00 (0.98, 1.01)	0.45
Discharge diagnosis
Non-infectious	1492 (40%)	87 (47%)	Referent	–
Infectious	2217 (60%)	100 (53%)	0.86 (0.62, 1.19)	0.35
Duration of hospitalisation, days	7 (3, 13)	8 (3, 16)	1.002 (1.0001, 1.005)	0.04

Characteristics	Did not die within 60 days, n (%), n=3776	Died within 60 days, n (%), n=120	Adjusted OR (95% CI), n=3426	P value
Perceived risk
0%	3637 (96%)	109 (91%)	Referent	–
1%–20%	17 (0.5%)	2 (1.7%)	2.95 (0.44, 11.8)	0.18
21%–60%	101 (2.7%)	7 (5.8%)	1.92 (0.73, 4.20)	0.14
61%–99%	21 (0.6%)	2 (1.7%)	2.94 (0.46, 10.4)	0.15
Discharge provider type
Intern/resident	3400 (90%)	102 (85%)	Referent	–
Specialist or consultant	168 (4.5%)	7 (5.8%)	1.53 (0.63, 3.15)	0.29
Medical officer	207 (5.5%)	11 (9.2%)	1.76 (0.82, 3.45)	0.12
Patient age at discharge, months	1 (0, 11)	1 (0, 7)	0.99 (0.97, 1.00)	0.13
Discharge diagnosis
Non-infectious	1531 (41%)	48 (40%)	Referent	–
Infectious	2245 (59%)	72 (60%)	0.95 (0.64, 1.42)	0.80
Duration of hospitalisation, days	7 (3, 13)	8 (3, 14)	1.00 (0.99, 1.00)	0.88