Table 3 The Appropriation Distribution Characteristics about Children Inpatients in County Hospitals According to the Medical Records
Variable | N (column%) | Appropriate | Inappropriate | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (column%) | N (column%) | ||||
All | 771(100.00) | 298(38.65) | 473(61.35) | Â | Â |
County | |||||
 Dingyuan | 219(28.40) | 63(28.77) | 156(71.23) | 68.083 | < 0.001 |
 Weiyuan | 166(21.53) | 90(54.22) | 76(45.78) | ||
 Huining | 171(22.18) | 95(55.56) | 76(44.44) | ||
 Yilong | 215(27.89) | 50(23.26) | 165(76.74) | ||
Gender of patients | Â | Â | |||
 Male | 471(61.09) | 181(38.43) | 290(61.57) | 0.025 | 0.874 |
 Female | 300(38.91) | 117(39.00) | 183(61.00) | ||
Age of patients, (years) | |||||
 Less than 1 | 93(12.06) | 52(55.91) | 41(44.09) | 34.947 | < 0.001 |
 1–5 | 437(56.68) | 138(31.58) | 299(68.42) | ||
 6–9 | 151(19.58) | 56(37.09) | 95(62.91) | ||
 10–14 | 90(11.67) | 52(57.78) | 38(42.22) | ||
 Mean (SD) | 4.25(3.70) |  |  |  |  |
Whether patients get medical insurance compensation | |||||
 Yes | 708(91.83) | 276(38.98) | 432(61.02) | 0.403 | 0.526 |
 No | 63(8.17) | 22(34.92) | 41(65.08) | ||
Normal heath of patients | |||||
 Good | 687(89.11) | 242(35.23) | 445(64.77) | 31.204 | < 0.001 |
 General | 84(10.89) | 56(66.67) | 28(33.33) | ||
Department | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Paediatrics | 654(84.82) | 212(32.42) | 442(67.58) | 70.661 | < 0.001 |
 Others | 117(15.18) | 86(73.50) | 31(26.50) | ||
Day of the week of admission | |||||
 Saturday- Sunday | 196(25.42) | 73(37.24) | 123(62.76) | 0.219 | 0.64 |
 Monday-Friday | 575(74.58) | 225(39.13) | 350(60.87) | ||
Disease category | |||||
 Respiratory disease | 421(54.6) | 116(27.55) | 305(72.45) | 95.079 | < 0.001 |
 Digestive disease | 94(12.19) | 37(39.36) | 57(60.64) | ||
 Injury and poisoning | 42(5.45) | 30(71.43) | 12(28.57) | ||
Conditions originating | 56(7.26) | 43(76.79) | 13(23.21) | ||
 in perinatal period | |||||
 Infectious Diseases | 54(7.00) | 16(29.63) | 38(70.37) | ||
 Symptoms and signs | 21(2.72) | 10(47.62) | 11(52.38) | ||
 Circulatory disease | 18(2.33) | 5(27.78) | 13(72.22) | ||
 Others | 65(8.43) | 41(63.08) | 24(36.92) | ||
Admitted emergency | |||||
 Yes | 611(79.25) | 255(41.73) | 356(58.27) | 11.808 | 0.001 |
 No | 160(20.75) | 43(26.88) | 117(73.13) | ||
LOS, (days) | |||||
 Less than 5 | 400(51.88) | 119(29.75) | 281(70.25) | 40.007 | < 0.001 |
 5–8 | 293(38.00) | 128(43.69) | 165(56.31) | ||
 More than 9 | 78(10.12) | 51(65.38) | 27(34.62) | ||
 Mean (SD) | 4.97(3.43) |  |  |  |  |
 Median | 4.45 |  |  |  |  |