Table 1.
Characteristics of hospitals under study
| Hospital | Ward bed capacity | Nurses per shift | Malaria prevalence | Total admissions | Median age (IQR) months | Inpatient mortality (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1* |
32 |
1 |
High |
5030 |
26(13-54) |
352/5030 (7.00) |
|
| H2 |
63 |
2 |
Low |
4487 |
15 (8-32) |
252/4487 (5.62) |
|
| H3* |
35 |
2 |
High |
7813 |
30(13-60) |
597/7813 (7.64) |
|
| H4 |
38 |
1 |
Low |
2785 |
18(9-35) |
63/2785 (2.26) |
|
| H5 |
29 |
2 |
Low |
3333 |
18(9-34) |
103/3333 (3.09) |
|
| H6 |
67 |
2 |
Low |
3613 |
13(7-26) |
157/3613 (4.35) |
|
| H7 |
29 |
2 |
High |
3782 |
30(12-60) |
250/3782 (6.61) |
|
| H8 |
38 |
1 |
High |
5723 |
24(11-60) |
384/5723 (6.71) |
|
| H9 |
35 |
2 |
Low |
3407 |
16(8-36) |
192/3407 (5.64) |
|
| H10* |
41 |
1 |
Low |
3826 |
13(7-33) |
392/3826 (10.25) |
|
| H11* |
42 |
2 |
Low |
3816 |
12(7-26) |
292/3816 (7.65) |
|
| H12 |
32 |
1 |
Low |
3473 |
19(10-38) |
81/3473 (2.33) |
|
| H13 |
21 |
2 |
High |
3712 |
34(16-60) |
215/3712 (5.79) |
|
| Total | 54800 | 20(10-48) | 3330/54 800 (6.08) | ||||
IQR – interquartile range
*Denotes hospital with high mortality (≥7%).