Table 1. Characteristics of children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia.
| Characteristic | Number (%) n = 95 |
| Age | |
| 2–5.99 months | 9 (9.5%) |
| 6–11.99 months | 14 (14.7%) |
| 1–4.99 years | 45 (47.4%) |
| 5–9.99 years | 20 (21.1%) |
| 10–15 years | 7 (7.4%) |
| Males | 58 (61%) |
| Deaths | 6 (6.3%) |
| Median age- years (IQR) | 2.6 (1.0–5.7) |
| Median duration of symptoms- days (IQR) | 4 (3–7) |
| Median duration of hospital stay- days (IQR) | 4 (3–5) |
| Prior treatment | |
| Antibiotics | 49 (52%) |
| Penicillin | 20 |
| Cotrimoxazole therapy | 15 |
| Of which, on prophylaxis | 3 |
| Gentamicin | 9 |
| Amoxycillin | 4 |
| Erythromycin | 3 |
| Chloramphenicol | 2 |
| Flucloxacillin | 1 |
| Don't know antibiotic | 2 |
| Antimalarials | 13 (14%) |
| SP | 12 |
| Quinine | 1 |
| Clinical features | |
| Temperature >38°C | 62/95 (65%) |
| Median temperature - °C (IQR) | 38.7 (37.7–39.2) |
| Increased work of breathing | 66/92 (72%) |
| Grunting | 45/95 (47%) |
| Crackles | 72/93 (77%) |
| Hypoxia (O2 saturation<90%) | 17/90 (19%) |
| Median O2 saturation % (IQR) | 94 (90–96) |
| Oxygen therapy | 28/91 (31%) |
| HIV-infected | 59 (62%) |
| Wasting (wt-for-ht Z score<−3) | 17/76 (9.2%) |
| Stunting (ht-for-age Z score<−3) | 20/91 (22%) |