Table 2 Three-delay model for child deaths in Ghana
Number of children | Denominator | Conditional proportion | Relative weight¤ | Cluster total weight* | Proportional contribution (total = 0.54)∞ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delay 1 - home delay | 1/6 | 0.34 | 63% | |||
# children whose caregivers did not mention at least one severe symptom | 12 | f | 30% | 0.04 | ||
# children with possibly severe or severe symptom who were treated at home | 28 | d | 80% | 0.11 | ||
# children only receiving treatment at home without going outside for care | 5 | f | 13% | 0.02 | ||
# children with severe symptoms who were brought outside the home for care after > 1 day | 23 | c | 82% | 0.12 | ||
# children who only received informal health care for their fatal illnesses as both first and last source of care | 3 | b | 12% | 0.02 | ||
# not going for referral because of caretaker decision-making | 3 | e | 20% | 0.03 | ||
Delay 2 - transport delay | 1/2 | 0.06 | 11% | |||
# delaying > 2 hrs to reach first or last provider | 1 | a | 3% | 0.02 | ||
# not going for referral because of lack of money for transport | 2 | e | 13% | 0.04 | ||
Delay 3 - health facility delay | 1/3 | 0.14 | 26% | |||
# children obtaining treatment from provider after > 1 hr from first or last provider | 5 | a | 16% | 0.05 | ||
# children referred because of lack of equipment or lack of drugs | 1 | e | 7% | 0.02 | ||
# deceased children who did not receive any treatment after visiting first or last formal provider | 5 | b | 20% | 0.07 | ||
# who went to at least one outside provider (a) | 32 | |||||
# who went to at more than one outside provider (b) | 25 | |||||
# children reported with at least one severe symptom (c) | 28 | |||||
# children reported with at least one severe or possibly severe symptom (d) | 35 | |||||
# children referred from first or last provider (e) | 15 | |||||
Total # child deaths (f) | 40 |