Morbidity and unplanned healthcare encounters after hospital discharge among young children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia
Rodrick Kisenge,
Readon C Ideh,
Julia Kamara
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundResearchers and healthcare providers have paid little attention to morbidity and unplanned healthcare encounters for children following hospital discharge in low- and middle-income countries. Our objective was to compare symptoms and unplanned healthcare encounters among children aged <5 years who survived with those who died within 60 days of hospital discharge through follow-up phone calls.MethodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of a prospective observational cohort of children aged <5 years… Show more
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