Referral and hospitalizations
Health-care providers identified 3.6% (582 of 15,799) of cases as having a severe diagnosis in ePOCT+ facilities compared to 2.6% (453 of 17,205) in usual care facilities (per protocol in initial cases). The proportion of cases referred for hospitalization was higher in ePOCT+ facilities (1.2%) than in usual care facilities (1.0%) (aRR 2.08, 95% CI 1.15 to 3.74) (Table 