Table 3.
Medical care related to gastroenteritis
| Age of child (years) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to < 1 |
≥ 1 to < 2 |
≥ 2 to < 3 |
≥ 3 to < 4 |
≥ 4 to < 5 |
0 to <5 |
|
| (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 100) | (N = 500) | |
| Number (%) seeking medical care |
86 (86) |
87 (87) |
87 (87) |
91 (91) |
85 (85) |
436 (87) |
| Pediatrician |
69 (1.5) |
56 (1.5) |
54 (1.4) |
60 (1.3) |
59 (1.5) |
60 (1.5) |
| Out-patient physician |
20 (1.4) |
30 (1.7) |
28 (1.5) |
27 (1.4) |
30 (1. 3) |
27 (1.5) |
| Family doctor |
11 (0.9) |
7 (1.3) |
11 (1.1) |
4 (1.0) |
9 (1.14) |
8 (1.1) |
| Emergency department |
11 (2.6) |
19 (1.4) |
15 (1.0) |
15 (1.1) |
15 (1.0) |
15 (1.3) |
| Pharmacy |
8 (1.0) |
6 (1.8) |
6 (1.2) |
8 (1.5) |
6 (1.2) |
7 (1.4) |
| Hospital admission |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| % |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
9.0 |
| % among those who sought medical care |
11.6 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
9.9 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
| Average length of stay (days, SD)* | 1.8 (1.3)† | 3.5 (1.4)† | 3.7 (2.9) | 1.6 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.8) |
*Kruskal-Wallis: P = .0331.
† Dunn's Multiple Comparison Test between 0– < 1 and ≥ 1– < 2: P < .1.
No statistically significant differences between the age groups other than those displayed were observed.