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Table 1 Three-delay model for child deaths in Uganda

From: Social autopsy: INDEPTH Network experiences of utility, process, practices, and challenges in investigating causes and contributors to mortality

Delay clusters

Number of children

Denominator

Conditional proportion

Relative weight¤

Cluster total weight*

Proportional contribution (total = 0.70)

Delay 1 - home delay

   

1/6

0.17

24%

# children whose caregivers did not mention at least one severe symptom

17

f

4%

0.01

  

# children with possibly severe or severe symptom who were treated at home

126

d

32%

0.05

  

# children only receiving treatment at home without going outside for care

85

f

20%

0.03

  

# children with severe symptoms who were brought outside the home for care after > 1 day

174

c

42%

0.07

  

# children who only received informal health care for their fatal illnesses as both first and last source of care

3

b

1%

0.00

  

# not going for referral because of caretaker decision-making

6

e

4%

0.01

  

Delay 2 - transport delay

   

1/2

0.22

32%

# delaying > 2 hrs to reach first or last provider

84

a

36%

0.18

  

# not going for referral because of lack of money for transport

17

e

12%

0.04

  

Delay 3 - health facility delay

   

1/3

0.31

44%

# children obtaining treatment from provider after > 1 hr from first or last provider

71

a

20%

0.07

  

# children referred because of lack of equipment or lack of drugs

92

e

65%

0.22

  

# deceased children who did not receive any treatment after visiting first or last formal provider

17

b

7%

0.02

  

# who went to at least one outside provider (a)

349

     

# who went to at more than one outside provider (b)

234

     

# children reported with at least one severe symptom (c)

417

     

# children reported with at least one severe or possibly severe symptom (d)

398

     

# children referred from first or last provider (e)

141

     

Total # child deaths (f)

434

     
  1. ¤ Each indicator's relative contribution to the delay within a cluster, assuming each indicator is equally important.
  2. *The total contribution to delay of each cluster (total = 0.70)
  3. The proportional contribution to delay of each cluster.