Table 2.
Gastrointestinal illness and visits at each healthcare facility
| CMC | CHAD | UHC | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of diagnoses | ||||
| Diarrhoea only | 220 (77.7%) | 44 (81.5%) | 102 (100%)† | 366 (83.4%) |
| Diarrhoea and other diagnosis | 63 (22.3%) | 10 (18.5%) | 0 | 73 (16.6%) |
| Duration of illness (days)‡ | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 6 (4, 14) | 3 (1, 6) | 6 (4, 11) | 6 (3, 12) |
| Vesikari score (mean + SD)§ | ||||
| Inpatient | 10.6 ± 2.9 | 10.6 ± 2.4 | Data not available | |
| Emergency room visit | 6.4 ± 2.9 | 5.7 ± 2.2 | ||
| Outpatient visit | 6.1 ± 2.4 | 8.1 ± 3.4 | ||
| Additional private clinic visit during episode?¶ | ||||
| Yes | 127 (44.9%) | 15 (27.8%) | 29 (28.4%) | 171 (39%) |
| No | 156 (55.1%) | 39 (72.2%) | 73 (71.6%) | 268 (61%) |
| Mean (SD) visits | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.5 (0.9) |
| Median (IQ1, IQ3) number of visits/episode | ||||
| Hospitalisations | ||||
| Inpatient (range in days) | 2 (1.75, 4) | 3 (1, 3) | ||
| Emergency room (IQR) visits | 1 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 1) | ||
| Outpatient clinic (IQR) visit | 2 (1, 3) | 1 (0, 2) | ||
| Emergency room | ||||
| Emergency room (IQR) visit | 1 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 1) | ||
| Outpatient clinic (IQR) visit | 1 (0, 2) | 0 (0, 0.5) | ||
| Outpatient clinic | ||||
| Outpatient clinic (IQR) visit | 2 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 2) | 1 (1, 2) | |
CMC, Christian Medical College; CHAD, Community Health and Development Hospital; UHC, Urban Health Centre; IQR, inter-quartile range.
†
UHC had no charts for documentation of a second diagnosis.
‡
Patient reported.
§
Data from 263 children (78%) seen at CMC or CHAD.
¶
A visit to a private clinic not associated with CMC, CHAD, or the UHC.