Quantitative data:
No symptoms observed prior to the child's death |
Qualitative data:
Describes baby crying a lot, 'white things' in the baby's nose and mouth, black and odorous stool |
| Received, sought, or tried to seek care |
Quantitative data:
Sought care at hospital for illness leading to death |
Qualitative data:
Went to the clinic for cough → treated cough, but it persisted → returned to clinic → referred to hospital diagnosed with heart malformation → went back to hospital every month for checkups → developed abdominal swelling and bloody stools → underwent abdominal operation → died |
| Any home care |
Quantitative data:
Used drugs at home |
Qualitative data:
Grandmother gave oral rehydration solution at home, as well as deworming medicine and additional tablets provided at the clinic |
| Choice of outside care |
Quantitative data:
No outside care sought |
Quantitative data:
Mother did not seek outside treatment because she thought the fever would subside after administering paracetamol. She also thought fevers were not unusual in babies and did not foresee a fever being fatal. |
| Place of death |
Quantitative data:
Child died at home. |
Qualitative data:
Child was found cold but still breathing at home and was rushed to the clinic where she was pronounced dead. |