Table 1.

Characteristics of patients admitted in pediatric ward of Dessie referral hospital, February 17 - March 17, 2012 (n = 136)

Patient Characteristics		Frequency (%)
Age	Neonate (birth - 28 day)	22 (16.2)
	Infant (29 day - 1 year)	32 (23.5)
	Toddler (1–3 year)	32 (23.5)
	Preschool (3–5 years)	9 (−)
	School age (6–10 years)	22 (16.2)
	Adolescent (11–14 years)	19 (14.0)
Sex	Male	84 (61.8)
	Female	52 (38.2)
Level of consciousness	Conscious	98 (72.1)
	Not conscious	38 (27.9)