Table 2 Demographic characteristics of children and distribution of common causes of hospital admission from 2014 to 2017
Characteristics/diagnosis | Total (n = 2193) | 2014 (n = 605) | 2015 (n = 489) | 2016 (n = 557) | 2017 (n = 542) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | 1314 (59.9) | 374 (61.8) | 300 (61.4) | 322 (57.8) | 318 (58.7) | 0.439 |
Age in months, median (IQR) | 48 (31, 84) | 48 (30, 72) | 48 (31, 84) | 48 (30, 72) | 49 (36, 84) | 0.857 |
Typhoid fever, n (%) | 260 (11.9) | 105 (17.4) | 53 (10.8) | 55 (9.9) | 47 (8.7) | 0.001 |
X-ray confirmed pneumonia, n (%) | 388 (17.7) | 118 (19.5) | 106 (21.7) | 84 (15.1) | 80 (14.8) | 0.006 |
Acute respiratory infections, n (%) | 423 (19.3) | 99 (16.4) | 64 (13.1) | 128 (23.0) | 123 (24.4) | 0.001 |
Acute gastroenteritis, n (%) | 140 (6.4) | 31 (5.1) | 31 (6.3) | 42 (7.5) | 36 (6.6) | 0.405 |
Febrile seizure, n (%) | 268 (12.2) | 69 (11.4) | 70 (14.3) | 55 (9.9) | 74 (13.7) | 0.099 |
Others, n (%) | 587 (26.7) | 150 (24.8) | 136 (27.8) | 153 (27.5) | 148 (27.3) | 0.638 |