Table 1.

Characteristics of admitted children

Age	(n) Observations	Median (IQR)
Median age in months	184	11.6 (5.2–24.9)
		Proportion (95% CI)
Gender
Male	(249) 128	51.4% (45.0–57.8)
Female	(249) 121	48.6% (42.2–56.0)
Diagnosis
Malaria	(256) 162	63.3% (57.1–69.2)
Pneumonia	(256) 124	40.6% (34.6–46.9)
Diarrhoea and dehydration	(256) 72	28.1% (23.4–34.9)
Other	(256) 24	9.38% (6.10–13.63)
Socio-economic status
Higher socio-economic group	(250) 123	49.2% (42.8–55.8)
Lower socio-economic group	(250) 127	50.8% (44.4–57.2)
Employment status of caregivers
Formal employment	(251) 60	23.9% (18.8–29.7)
Informal/unemployed	(251) 191	76.1% (70.3–81.2)