Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of inpatients and outpatients with acute respiratory infection, August 2012-March 2013, National Capital Region and Srinagar, India, N = 1507
| Total | National Capital Region 4 | Srinagar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatients | Outpatients | Inpatients | Outpatients | Inpatients | Outpatients | |
| n = 451(%) 3 | n = 1056(%) 3 | n = 215(%) 3 | n = 739(%) 3 | n = 236(%) 3 | n = 317(%) 3 | |
| Age group | ||||||
| <=5 years | 135 (30) | 383 (36) | 65 (30) | 283 (38) | 70 (30) | 100 (31) |
| 6-17 years | 19 (4) | 136 (13) | 14 (7) | 89 (12) | 5 (2) | 47 (15) |
| 18-64 years | 136 (30) | 409 (39) | 71 (33) | 263 (36) | 65 (28) | 146 (46) |
| > = 65 years | 161 (36) | 131 (12) | 65 (30) | 107 (14) | 96 (40) | 24 (8) |
| Male | 259 (57) | 614 (58) | 151 (70) | 464 (63) | 108 (46) | 150 (47) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Housewife | 66 (25) | 159 (18) | 13 (8) | 78 (12) | 53 (51) | 81 (41) |
| Unskilled | 49 (19) | 118 (14) | 28 (18) | 87 (13) | 21 (20) | 31 (16) |
| Retired | 34 (13) | 41 (5) | 19 (12) | 39 (6) | 15 (14) | 2 (1) |
| Skilled | 11 (4) | 63 (7) | 4 (3) | 42 (6) | 7 (7) | 21 (11) |
| Unemployed | 8 (3) | 36 (4) | 8 (5) | 36 (5) | - | - |
| Others1 | 95 (36) | 459 (48) | 88 (54) | 377 (58) | 8 (8) | 107 (31) |
| Facility level | ||||||
| Primary | - | 250 (24) | - | 250 (34) | - | - |
| Secondary | 120 (27) | 278 (26) | 120 (56) | 278 (38) | - | - |
| Tertiary | 331 (73) | 528 (50) | 95 (44) | 211 (28) | 236 (100) | 317 (100) |
| Facility type | ||||||
| Public | 325 (72) | 838 (79) | 89 (41) | 521 (71) | 236 (100) | 317 (100) |
| Private | 126 (28) | 218 (21) | 126 (59) | 218 (29) | - | - |
| Length of stay 2 | 5(IQR 4-10) | - | 5(IQR 4-7) | - | 9(IQR 6-12) | - |
1Others include children and students 2Length of hospital stays Median (interquartile range) 3The percentage of respondents within a given variable: For example, 30% of all participants who answered the question on age were 5 years or younger 4National Capital Region Includes Delhi and Faridabad.