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Factors associated with postdischarge death in children aged 5–14 years discharged from Tanzanian tertiary hospitals: a prospective observational cohort study

  • By

  • Elton Roman Meleki

  • Stella Mongella

  • Francis Fredrick Furia

  • October 8, 2026

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    This 10-month prospective cohort enrolled 786 children aged 5–14 years at three tertiary hospitals in Tanzania.

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    Among 744 children with known outcomes, 22 (2.9%) died within 3 months after discharge.

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    Postdischarge death was associated with HIV infection, chronic kidney disease, symptoms lasting more than 2 weeks, leukocytosis, and discharge against medical advice.

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    More than half of deaths occurred within 1 month after discharge, and 13 (59.1%) occurred at home.

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    Pneumonia and malignancies were the leading probable causes of postdischarge death, each accounting for 18.2% of deaths.

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Predictors of postdischarge mortality among hospitalised children aged 5−14 years at tertiary hospitals in Tanzania: a prospective observational cohort study

  • by Elton Roman Meleki, Stella Mongella, Francis Fredrick Furia

  • October 8, 2026

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