Table 1.
Main clinical characteristics of admissions by age group
| FEATURES | Age Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neonates | Infant | Children 1-4 years | Children 5-13 years | Total | |
| N (%) | 5114 (14) | 10167 (28) | 16395 (45) | 4945 (14) | 36621 |
| Age median | 3 days | 6.5 months | 2 years | 7.5 years | 1.4 years |
| Male n (%) | 2987 (58) | 5787 (57) | 9122 (56) | 2744 (55) | 20640 (56) |
| Malaria parasitemia (%) | 18 (0.4) | 1284 (13) | 5512 (35) | 1224 (26) | 8038 (23) |
| Transfused (%) | 347 (7) | 642 (7) | 1338 (9) | 395 (8) | 2722 (8) |
| Not transfused (%) | 4570 (93) | 9073 (93) | 14307 (91) | 4335 (92) | 32285 (92) |
| Transfusion Missing value | 197 | 452 | 750 | 215 | 1614 |
| Mild or without anaemia (%) | 4335 (91) | 5127 (53) | 7378 (47) | 2997 (63) | 19837 (56) |
| Moderate anaemia (%) | 359 (8) | 4087 (42) | 7177 (45) | 1414 (30) | 13037 (37) |
| Severe anaemia (%) | 91 (2) | 526 (5) | 1279 (8) | 369 (8) | 2265 (6) |
| Haemoglobin value missing | 329 | 427 | 561 | 165 | 1482 |
| Severe anaemia + Respiratory distress (%) | 38 (42) | 261 (50) | 413 (32) | 72 (20) | 784 (35) |
| Severe anaemia case fatality (%) | 28 (31) | 35 (7) | 91 (7) | 37 (10) | 191 (8) |