Table 2. Baseline characteristics of study cluster hospitals in North Central Province of Sri Lanka.

	Control		Intervention
	Hospitals	Admissions	Hospitals	Admissions
	n	n (% )	n	n (%)
All hospitals by Districts
Anuradhapura	17	1075 (66)	17	1193 (70)
Polonnaruwa	6	550 (34)	6	506 (30)
Hospital Category
Base/District Hospitals	5	757 (47)	4	576 (34)
Peripheral Hospitals	6	397 (24)	3	452 (27)
Rural Hospitals	12	471 (29)	16	671 (39)
No. of Hospital Beds
30 or less	8	266 (17)	9	295 (17)
31 to 60	9	468 (29)	7	669 (40)
61 to 100	3	233 (14)	4	358 (21)
101 or more	3	658 (40)	3	377 (22)
Total	23	1,625	23	1,699