Table 3

Adherence by care type and geographic/tertiary hospital strata

Care typeIndicatorsGeographical regions and tertiary hospitals*No. of
children
No. of
visits
No. of
indicators
Proportion adherent,
% (95% CI)
Diagnosis01–04Tertiary pediatric hospitals193010579.5 (38.0 to 98.4)
Regional425822081.9 (65.6 to 92.7)
Metropolitan465720189.0 (72.6 to 97.4)
All10714552686.1 (76.7 to 92.7)
Routine care05–12, 28–30Tertiary pediatric hospitals378560376.0 (52.1 to 91.9)
Regional95207131083.9 (16.0 to 100)
Metropolitan110215135377.0 (34.1 to 98.0)
All242507326678.8 (65.4 to 88.9)
Emergency care13–27, 31–35Tertiary pediatric hospitals295845283.3 (65.6 to 94.2)
Regional57114104285.7 (78.8 to 91.0)
Metropolitan78121106083.1 (68.7 to 92.8)
All164293255483.9 (78.4 to 88.5)
  • *Metropolitan and regional strata were geographically defined; tertiary pediatric hospitals were sampled separately as they have statewide responsibility; five of the six tertiary hospitals were physically located in metropolitan regions.