Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of 518 study participants
| N = 518 | n | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| gender | ||
| male | 292 | 57% |
| female | 226 | 43% |
| age | ||
| 0–5 months | 212 | 41% |
| 6–11 months | 76 | 15% |
| 12–23 months | 107 | 21% |
| ≥ 2 years | 123 | 24% |
| duration of clinical symptoms on admission | ||
| ≤ 3 days | 276 | 53% |
| > 3 days | 218 | 42% |
| unknown | 24 | 5% |
| admission diagnosis | ||
| URTI | 81 | 16% |
| LRTI | 257 | 49% |
| non-respiratory | 180 | 35% |
We grouped the admission diagnoses in cases of URTI (n = 81, including URTI, otitis media and croup), LRTI (n = 257, including bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia) and non-respiratory admission diagnoses (n = 180). The latter includes children admitted for non-respiratory reasons (e.g. febrile convulsion, diarrhea) with concomitant acute RTI