Table 1.
Frequency (%) of symptoms encountered and requested laboratory characteristics in febrile children below 5 years age at Omdurman Hospital, Sudan (N = 749)
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Symptoms | |
| Cough | 398 (53.4) |
| Shortness of breathing | 211 (28.2) |
| Vomiting | 151 (20.2) |
| Convulsion | 103 (13.8) |
| Diarrhoea | 97 (13.0) |
| Inactivity | 30 (4.0) |
| Runny nose | 28 (3.7) |
| Laboratory characteristics | |
| Blood film for malaria | 322 (42.9) |
| Leucocytes | 415 (55.3) |
| Haemoglobin | 313 (41.7) |
| Chest X-Ray | 133 (17.8) |
| Rapid diagnostic test | 66 (8.8) |