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Table 3 Comparison of Routine Health Information Systems and Child Healthcare Problem Identification Programme causes of death among children admitted for diarrhoea, lower respiratory tract infections, meningitis or tuberculous meningitis in the Western Cape (May 2007–February 2021)

From: Comparison of paediatric infectious disease deaths in public sector health facilities using different data sources in the Western Cape, South Africa (2007–2021)

Child PIP cause of death

RHIS cause of death

 
 

Diarrhoea

LRTI

Meningitis

TBM

Other infectious disease

Other condition

Total

Diarrhoea

119 (92%)

6 (5%)

1 (1%)

0

0

3 (2%)

129 (100%)

LRTI

29 (9%)

285 (84%)

5 (1%)

0

9 (3%)

10 (3%)

338 (100%)

Meningitis

1 (2%)

7 (11%)

48 (77%)

3 (5%)

1 (2%)

2 (3%)

62 (100%)

TBM

2 (6%)

2 (6%)

4 (11%)

26 (74%)

0

1 (3%)

35 (100%)

Total

151

300

58

29

10

16

564

  1. Table includes all deaths that were recorded as being due to diarrhoea, LRTI, meningitis or TBM in Child PIP. Row percentages are shown. Bold values are to highlight the level of agreement of each infectious disease, respectively
  2. Child PIP Child Healthcare Problem Identification Programme, LRTI lower respiratory tract infections, RHIS Routine Health Information Systems, TBM tuberculous meningitis