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. 2016 Sep;10(3):154–162.

Table 10.

Type of Delay

Type of Delay Direct (549) Indirect (302) Unknown (45) Total death (896)
Delay 368(67.0%) 165(54.6%) 22(48.9%) 555(61.9%)
Delay in decision making 166(30.2%) 74(24.5%) 8(17.8%) 248(27.7%)
Delay in referral 99(18.0%) 50(16.6%) 4(8.9%) 153(17.1%)
Delay in hospital management 218(39.7%) 87(28.8%) 8(17.8%) 313(34.9%)
Errors and neglects 135(24.6%) 64(21.2%) 6(13.3%) 205(22.9%)