Table 2 Description of sample
From: Quality of care for children with severe disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
All (%) | Severe febrile disease (including malaria) (%) | Severe febrile disease (non-malaria) (%) | Severe pneumonia (%) | Severe dehydration (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 366 | 305 | 27 | 189 | 19 |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Urban vs. rural | |||||
Urban | 20 (5.5) | 20 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Rural | 346 (94.5) | 285 (93.4) | 27 (100.0) | 181 (95.8) | 19 (100.0) |
Province | |||||
Bandundu | 88 (24.0) | 73 (23.9) | 4 (14.8) | 38 (20.1) | 5 (26.3) |
Equateur | 101 (27.6) | 81 (26.6) | 6 (22.2) | 55 (29.1) | 5 (26.3) |
Katanga | 72 (19.7) | 61 (20.0) | 4 (14.8) | 36 (19.0) | 2 (10.5) |
North Kivu | 21 (5.7) | 17 (5.6) | 2 (7.4) | 15 (7.9) | 2 (10.5) |
South Kivu | 84 (23.0) | 73 (23.9) | 11 (40.7) | 45 (23.8) | 5 (26.3) |
Health facility type | |||||
Hospital | 119 (32.5) | 104 (34.1) | 4 (14.8) | 56 (29.6) | 11 (57.9) |
Referral health center | 37 (10.1) | 30 (9.8) | 5 (18.5) | 14 (7.4) | 2 (10.5) |
Regular health center | 210 (57.4) | 171 (56.1) | 18 (66.7) | 119 (63.0) | 6 (31.6) |
Provider type | |||||
Doctor | 92 (25.1) | 83 (27.2) | 3 (11.1) | 43 (22.8) | 10 (52.6) |
Nurse | 263 (71.9) | 212 (69.5) | 23 (85.2) | 137 (72.5) | 9 (47.4) |
Other | 11 (3.0) | 10 (3.3) | 1 (3.7) | 9 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Provider training on IMCI | |||||
Trained | 131 (35.8) | 107 (35.1) | 11 (40.7) | 65 (34.4) | 5 (26.3) |
Not trained | 235 (64.2) | 198 (64.9) | 16 (59.3) | 124 (65.6) | 14 (73.7) |
Patient sex | |||||
Male | 200 (54.6) | 170 (55.7) | 13 (48.1) | 98 (51.9) | 13 (68.4) |
Female | 166 (45.4) | 135 (44.3) | 14 (51.9) | 91 (48.1) | 6 (31.6) |
Patient age | |||||
2–12 months | 113 (30.9) | 83 (27.2) | 11 (40.7) | 65 (34.4) | 13 (68.4) |
1–2 years | 101 (27.6) | 89 (29.2) | 6 (22.2) | 60 (31.7) | 4 (21.1) |
2–3 years | 73 (19.9) | 65 (21.3) | 6 (22.2) | 29 (15.3) | 0 (0.0) |
3–4 years | 54 (14.8) | 46 (15.1) | 3 (11.1) | 25 (13.2) | 1 (5.3) |
4–5 years | 25 (6.8) | 22 (7.2) | 1 (3.7) | 10 (5.3) | 1 (5.3) |