Table 1 Gender, age, referral status, comorbidities and presenting complaints
Variable | N = 165 |
|---|---|
n (%) | |
Male | 90 (54.5) |
0- < 1 years | 83 (50.3) |
1- < 5 years | 49 (29.7) |
5- < 10 years | 10 (6.1) |
10- < 18 years | 23 (13.9) |
Referred | 114 (69.1) |
Co-Morbidities | |
Congenital heart disease (CHD) | 33 (20) |
Cerebral Palsy (CP) | 10 (6.1) |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | 8 (4.8) |
Other | 29 (17.6) |
Clinical presentation | |
Difficulty inbreathing | 153 (92.7) |
Fever | 89 (53.9) |
Cough | 73 (44.2) |
Decreased level of consciousness | 42 (25.5) |
Convulsions | 18 (10.9) |
Hypoxia (SPO2 < 91% on room air) | 79 (47.9) |
Tachycardia* | 59 (35.8) |
Tachypnea* | 54 (32.7) |
Bradypnoea* | 11 (23.6) |
Bradycardia * | 9 (5.5) |
Temperature < 35 or > 37.8 C | 39 (23.6) |
Dianoses** | |
Pneumonia | 90 (54.5) |
Sepsis | 52 (31.5) |
Congenital heart disease | 48 (29.1) |
Severe Anemia | 13 (7.9) |
Severe malaria | 12 (7.3) |