Table 1 Demographics of patients enrolled into the Smart Triage trial at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
Variables | Pre-intervention phase (%/sd) | Post intervention phase (%/sd) |
|---|---|---|
Dates corresponding to each phase | April 27, 2020 to December 31, 2020 | April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
Number of enrolled patients | 1402 | 1942 |
Male to female | 729 (52.0) to 673 (48.0) | 1015 (52.3) to 927 (47.7) |
Mean age (years) | 2 (2.5) | 2 (2.0) |
Age < 5 years | 1246 (88.9) | 1794 (92.4) |
Wasting (acute malnutrition) | ||
 Moderate (height to weight Z score -2 to -3) | 76 (5.4) | 62 (3.2) |
 Severe (height to age Z weight < -3) | 79 (5.6) | 46 (2.4) |
Stunting (chronic malnutrition) | ||
 Moderate (height to age Z score -2 to -3) | 166 (11.8) | 189 (9.7) |
 Severe (height to age Z score < -3) | 131 (9.3) | 167 (8.6) |
HIV status | ||
 Positive | 8 (0.6) | 14 (0.7) |
 Negative | 900 (64.2) | 1216 (62.6) |
 Unknown | 494 (35.2) | 671 (34.6) |
Hospital admission within last 6 months | 268 (19.1) | 285 (14.7) |
Infection admission diagnosis | 297 (91.7) | 281 (96.2) |
Triage priority by Smart Triage platform | ||
 Non-urgent | NA | 857 (44.1) |
 Priority | NA | 840 (43.3) |
 Emergency | NA | 204 (10.5) |
Travelled from outside Jinja central (where JRRH is located) | 1285 (91.7) | 1766 (90.9) |
Lost to follow-up | 25 (1.8) | 27 (1.4) |
 No phone number | 6 (0.4) | 5 (0.3) |
 Wrong phone number recorded | 11 (0.8) | 18 (0.9) |
 No answer on follow-up | 8 (0.6) | 4 (0.2) |