Effect of Enhanced Feedback to Hospitals in an Emerging Clinical Information Network
Pneumonia
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Pneumonia focused on measuring feedback, pneumonia, quality of care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children aged 2 to 59 months admitted to participating network hospitals with WHO pneumonia diagnosis eligible for treatment with oral amoxicillin
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children aged 2 to 59 months with WHO pneumonia diagnosis and co-morbid illnesses requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment including severe acute malnutrition, bacteraemia, meningitis, or
- children presenting with pneumonia and tuberculosis or cough lasting more than 2 weeks, or severe malaria
Sites / Locations
- Busia County Hospital
- Embu County Hospital
- Kakamega County Referral Hospital
- Vihiga County Hospital
- Karatina County Hospital
- Kerugoya County Hospital
- Kiambu County Hospital
- Kisumu County Hospital
- Kitale County Hospital
- Machakos County Hospital
- Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
- Nyeri County Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Enhanced feedback
Standard feedback
Monthly written feedback incorporating goal setting, and action planning delivered by a senior clinical coordinator for selected pneumonia indicators Two-monthly written feedback on multiple quality of paediatric care indicators Clinical network promoting clinical leadership linked to mentorship and peer to peer support Improved use of health information on service delivery
Two-monthly written feedback on multiple quality of paediatric care indicators Clinical network promoting clinical leadership linked to mentorship and peer to peer support Improved use of health information on service delivery