Table 1. The demographic and clinical characteristics of 267 patients with clinical measles admitted to Mulago Hospital from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018.
| Variable | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 132 (49%) |
| Female | 135 (51.%) | |
| Age | Age in years, Median (IQR) |
1.0 (0.75–2.0) |
| < 1 | 169 (63%) | |
| 1–5 | 83 (31%) | |
| >5 | 15 (6%) | |
| Duration of hospital stay | Median (IQR) | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) |
| 0–7 | 207 (77%) | |
| 8–15 | 50 (19%) | |
| >15 | 10 (4%) | |
| Status at discharge | Alive | 237 (89%) |
| Dead | 30 (11%) | |
| Immunization status | Yes* | 63 (24%) |
| No¥ | 79 (30%) | |
| Unknown# | 69 (26%) | |
| Not due** | 56 (21%) | |
| Co-morbidities at admission | Yes | 23 (9%) |
| No | 244 (91%) |
* Received the measles vaccine
¥ Did not receive the measles vaccine
# Not recorded
** Less than 9months old.