A Multifaceted Intervention to Implement Guidelines and Improve Admission Paediatric Care in Kenyan District Hospitals: A Cluster Randomised Trial

Philip Ayieko; Stephen Ntoburi; John Wagai; Charles Opondo; Newton Opiyo; Santau Migiro; Annah Wamae; Wycliffe Mogoa; Fred Were; Aggrey Wasunna; Greg Fegan; Grace Irimu; Mike English

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001018

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A Multifaceted Intervention to Implement Guidelines and Improve Admission Paediatric Care in Kenyan District Hospitals: A Cluster Randomised Trial

Philip Ayieko ,

* E-mail: payieko@nairobi.kemri-wellcome.org (PA); menglish@nairobi.kemri-wellcome.org (ME)

Affiliation KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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Stephen Ntoburi,

Affiliation KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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John Wagai,

Affiliation KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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Charles Opondo,

Affiliation KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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Newton Opiyo,

Affiliation KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
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Santau Migiro,

Affiliation Division of Child Health, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Nairobi, Kenya
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Annah Wamae,

Affiliation Division of Child Health, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, Nairobi, Kenya
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Wycliffe Mogoa,

Affiliation Ministry of Medical Services, Nairobi, Kenya
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Fred Were,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Aggrey Wasunna,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Greg Fegan,

Affiliations KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Grace Irimu,

Affiliations KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mike English

* E-mail: payieko@nairobi.kemri-wellcome.org (PA); menglish@nairobi.kemri-wellcome.org (ME)

Affiliations KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford and John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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A Multifaceted Intervention to Implement Guidelines and Improve Admission Paediatric Care in Kenyan District Hospitals: A Cluster Randomised Trial

Philip Ayieko,
Stephen Ntoburi,
John Wagai,
Charles Opondo,
Newton Opiyo,
Santau Migiro,
Annah Wamae,
Wycliffe Mogoa,
Fred Were,
Aggrey Wasunna

Published: April 5, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001018

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