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Table 2 Acceptance of care indicators by domain*

From: Development of paediatric quality of inpatient care indicators for low-income countries - A Delphi study

 

International Panel

Local panel

Domain

Accepted

Equivocal/

uncertain

Rejected

Accepted

Equivocal/

uncertain

Rejected

Structure:

      

Equipment & drugs (n = 52)

41

11

0

30

22

0

Organisation (n = 14)

13

1

0

13

1

0

Processes:

      

General (n = 7)

6

1

0

4

3

0

Cough/pneumonia/asthma (n = 15)

12

3

0

10

5

0

Fever/malaria/meningitis (n = 14)

11

3

0

9

5

0

Diarrhoea & dehydration (n = 11)

10

1

0

9

2

0

Malnutrition (n = 11)

10

1

0

10

1

0

Neonatal care (n = 8)

8

0

0

8

0

0

  1. *using consensus criterion 1 and based on final round ratings. Only indicators rated by both panels included here.