Table 1

Demographic characteristics and results of the five Kenyan study hospitals in 2015

Hospital1. Chogoria2. Karatina3. Nanyuki4. Narok5. KiambuTotal
Hospital typeLevel 2 private missionaryLevel 4 government referralLevel 4 government referralLevel 4 government referralLevel 4 government referral
District population365 300693 558400 000820 9201 623 282
Annual paediatric admissions (approx.)2000137528001700360011 475
Official paediatric bed capacity4324243249172
Number declined17581132
Number recruited859295088234
RSV positive cases0 (0%)1 (1.7%)3 (10.3%)7 (14%)8 (9.1%)19 (8.1%)
Main challenges encounteredUnable to recruit daily, needing paternal consentUnable to recruit daily, parental concerns re: pain/bleedingLanguage barriers (Maasai interpreters), needing paternal consentNeeding paternal consentAvailability of nasopharyngeal swabs, parental concerns regarding pain/bleeding