Table 1

Characteristics of hospitals participating in Clinical Information Network and paediatric admissions

Hospitals
H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10H11H12H13
Hospital or catchment population characteristics
 Ward bed capacity32633538296729383542413221
 Admission age range1 month–12 years1 day–12 years1 day–15 years1 day –12 years1 day–12 years1 day–12 years1 day–13 years1 day–13 years1 day–12 years1 day–12 years1 day–12 years1 day–15 years1 month–12 years
 Percentage living in extreme poverty65415149252645495621213140
 Adult HIV prevalence (%)7.13.75.64.444.418.77.24.78.68.64.46
 Malaria prevalenceHighLowHighLowLowLowHighHighLowLowLowLowHigh
Characteristics of admissions
 Total admissions2462245641101279183334052262296015062323178218381825
 Median age (IQR)25 (12–48)15 (8–31.5)30 (13–60)17 (9–32)17 (9–32)12 (7–24)27 (13–54)24 (11–60)15 (8–36)13 (7–26)14 (7–36)19 (10–36)30 (15–60)
 Males (%)1337 (54)1460 (59)2136 (52)675 (52)1044 (57)1916 (56)1212 (54)1548 (52)863 (57)1261 (54)978 (55)950 (52)954 (52)
 Inpatient mortality (%)179 (7.3)120 (4.9)299 (7.3)39 (3.0)46 (2.5)138 (4.1)149 (6.6)205 (6.9)86 (5.7)188 (8.1)197 (11.1)47 (2.6)115 (6.3)
 Mean WAZ (SD)−1.0 (1.4)−1.4 (1.6)−0.9 (1.5)−1.1 (1.6)−1.2 (1.5)−1.5 (1.6)−0.9 (1.4)−0.7 (1.6)−1.3 (1.5)−1.4 (1.7)−1.6 (1.6)−0.9 (1.6)−0.8 (1.5)
  • WAZ, Weight for age z-score.