Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with culture-confirmed bacterial pharyngitis in specialized hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2024
| Variables | Bacterial culture results | P value and (χ2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | |||
| Weight loss | Yes | 136 (53.5) | 54 (39.) | 82 (60.3) | 0.0001 (χ2 = 18.6) |
| No | 118 (46.5) | 18 (15.) | 100 (84.7) | ||
| Tonsil structural Changes | Yes | 131 (51.6) | 75 (57.3) | 56 (42.7) | 0.0001 (χ2 = 54.01) |
| No | 123 (48.4) | 16 (13) | 107 (87) | ||
| Type of Pharyngitis | Acute | 95 (37.4) | 17 (17.9) | 78 (82.1) | 0.0001 (χ2 = 14.8) |
| Chronic | 80 (31.5) | 35 (43.8) | 45 (56.2) | ||
| Recurrent | 79 (31.1) | 20 (25.3) | 59 (74.7) | ||
| Body Temperature(fever) | 37 | 79 (31.1) | 17 (21.5) | 62 (78.5) | 0.105 (χ2 = 2.6) |
| ≥ 38 | 175 (68.9) | 55 (31.4) | 120 (68.6) | ||
| White pharyngeal Exudate | Yes | 88 (34.6) | 31 (35.2) | 57 (64.8) | 0.076 (χ2 = 3.2) |
| No | 166 (65.4) | 41 (24.7) | 125 (75.3) | ||
| Swollen lymph Nodes | Yes | 156 (61.4) | 50 (32.1) | 106 (67.9) | 0.098 (χ2 = 2.7) |
| No | 98 (38.6) | 22 (22.4) | 76 (77.6) | ||
| Difficult to swallow food | Yes | 146 (57.5) | 51 (34.9) | 95 (65.1) | 0.007 (χ2 = 7.3) |
| No | 108 (42.5) | 21 (19.4) | 87 (80.6) | ||