Table 3.
Adherence by care type and geographic/tertiary hospital strata
| Care type | Indicators | Geographical regions and tertiary hospitals* | No. of children |
No. of visits |
No. of indicators |
Proportion adherent, % (95% CI) |
| Diagnosis | 01–04 | Tertiary pediatric hospitals | 19 | 30 | 105 | 79.5 (38.0 to 98.4) |
| Regional | 42 | 58 | 220 | 81.9 (65.6 to 92.7) | ||
| Metropolitan | 46 | 57 | 201 | 89.0 (72.6 to 97.4) | ||
| All | 107 | 145 | 526 | 86.1 (76.7 to 92.7) | ||
| Routine care | 05–12, 28–30 | Tertiary pediatric hospitals | 37 | 85 | 603 | 76.0 (52.1 to 91.9) |
| Regional | 95 | 207 | 1310 | 83.9 (16.0 to 100) | ||
| Metropolitan | 110 | 215 | 1353 | 77.0 (34.1 to 98.0) | ||
| All | 242 | 507 | 3266 | 78.8 (65.4 to 88.9) | ||
| Emergency care | 13–27, 31–35 | Tertiary pediatric hospitals | 29 | 58 | 452 | 83.3 (65.6 to 94.2) |
| Regional | 57 | 114 | 1042 | 85.7 (78.8 to 91.0) | ||
| Metropolitan | 78 | 121 | 1060 | 83.1 (68.7 to 92.8) | ||
| All | 164 | 293 | 2554 | 83.9 (78.4 to 88.5) |
*Metropolitan and regional strata were geographically defined; tertiary pediatric hospitals were sampled separately as they have statewide responsibility; five of the six tertiary hospitals were physically located in metropolitan regions.