Hospital type | Level 2 private missionary | Level 4 government referral | Level 4 government referral | Level 4 government referral | Level 4 government referral | |
District population | 365 300 | 693 558 | 400 000 | 820 920 | 1 623 282 | |
Annual paediatric admissions (approx.) | 2000 | 1375 | 2800 | 1700 | 3600 | 11 475 |
Official paediatric bed capacity | 43 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 49 | 172 |
Number declined | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
Number recruited | 8 | 59 | 29 | 50 | 88 | 234 |
RSV positive cases | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | 7 (14%) | 8 (9.1%) | 19 (8.1%) |
Main challenges encountered | Unable to recruit daily, needing paternal consent | Unable to recruit daily, parental concerns re: pain/bleeding | Language barriers (Maasai interpreters), needing paternal consent | Needing paternal consent | Availability of nasopharyngeal swabs, parental concerns regarding pain/bleeding | |