Research Article
Evaluation of Paediatric Critical Care Needs and Practice in Nigeria: Paediatric Residents’ Perspective
Table 3
Participant’s agreement with description of critical illnesses seen in the preceding 3 weeks.
| Description of critical illnesses | Agreement levels | Mean scores | SD | Interpretation |
| They are mainly infectious | 2.92 | 1.06 | Agree | They are potentially reversible disorders | 3.15 | 0.64 | Agree | Late presentation is common | 3.51 | 0.85 | Agree | They are metabolic disorders | 2.36 | 0.79 | Disagree | They are mainly congenital/genetic disorders | 2.06 | 0.85 | Disagree | Likely to survive with intensive care services | 3.19 | 0.79 | Agree |
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Reliability rating: Cronbach’s alpha = 0.68.
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