Pediatricians perception of stool color cards as a screening tool for biliary atresia: a cross-sectional survey in Sudan

Figures & data

Figure 1. A stool colour card example. Shown are six images (descending from above: the first three tree photos show a normal stool color, while the next three photos show an abnormal stool color) that were produced with approval from Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health, Taiwan, and professor Mei Hwei Chang, College of medicine, National taiwan university.

Figure 2. Number of BA patients whom residents were diagnosed.

Table 1. Pediatric residents’ perceptions and knowledge of the stool color card.

Residency level		Do you know stool color card		p value
		Yes	No
	R1	15	48	.0000
	R2	2	3
	R3	40	60
	R4	58	28
Total		115	139

Table 2. Current pediatric residents’ practices regarding stool color cards.

Residency level		Regarding to Picture Below Which Consider Abnormal Stool Color?
		1 Normal	1,2&3 Normal	4,5&6 abnormal	1&6 mix
	R1	3	42	9	9
	R2	0	3	2	0
	R3	6	77	13	4
	R4	6	60	8	12
Total		15	182	32	24

Table 3. Residents’ perceptions of the prereferral investigations.

Residency level		When to refer the patient with abnormal stool color:
		After LFT	After LFT & serum GGT	After LFT, Serum GGT & abdominal ultrasound	Immediately
	R1	1	2	52	8
	R2	1	0	2	2
	R3	2	15	72	11
	R4	2	7	57	20
Total		6	24	183	41