Table 2. Admission at the MCC/CBF and moment of demise.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Time lapse before consultation (days)
<2	42	28.4
2–4	70	47.3
5–7	21	14.2
>7	15	10.1
Mode of admission at the MCC/CBF (N=373)
Spontaneous	260	69.7
Referral from a healthcare structure	111	29.8
Not specified	2	0.5
Type of healthcare structure which referred (N=86)
Health center	41	37.0
District hospital	30	27.0
Clandestine health centers	7	6.3
Private clinics	5	4.5
Sub divisional health centers	3	2.7
Exact time of demise (time range)
8–16	105	28.2
16–24	104	27.9
24–8	164	43.9
Duration of the illness (days)
<7	235	63.0
7–14	90	24.1
>14	32	8.6
Not specified	16	4.5

MCC/CBF, Mother and Child Center of the Chantal Biya Foundation.