TABLE 2.
Clinical information of urban refugee children with diarrhoea between the ages of two and five seen at Eastleigh City Council Health Centre, Nairobi, August–December, 2010.
| Clinical information of the cases (n = 41) | Frequency | 95% C.I |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| LL | UL | ||
| Treatment before attending health centre | |||
| Yes | 7 (17%) | 7.2 | 32.1 |
| No | 34 (83%) | 67.9 | 92.8 |
| Dehydration (n = 40) | |||
| Yes | 3 (7%) | 1.6 | 20.4 |
| No | 37 (93%) | 79.6 | 98.4 |
| Clinical diagnosis | |||
| Gastroenteritis | 32 (78%) | 62.4 | 89.4 |
| Dysentery | 1 (2%) | 0.1 | 129 |
| Malaria | 2 (5%) | 0.6 | 16.5 |
| Others* | 6 (15%) | 5.6 | 29.2 |
| Treatment at the health facility | |||
| Antibiotics | 31 (76%) | 59.7 | 87.6 |
| Oral rehydration salts | 12 (30%) | 16.1 | 45.5 |
| Antimalarials | 9 (22%) | 10.6 | 37.6 |
| Flagyl (antiamoebicide) | 32 (78%) | 62.4 | 89.4 |
| Type of diarrhoea | |||
| Acute diarrhoea | 38 (93%) | 81.2 | 96.4 |
| Bloody diarrhoea | 1 (2%) | 0.3 | 13.6 |
| Persistent diarrhoea | 2 (5%) | 1.4 | 18.1 |
Source: Authors’ own construction
*
Others in clinical diagnosis – Helminthiasis, amoebiasis and respiratory infections; LL, Lower Limit; UL, Upper Limit; CI, Confidence Interval.