Table 1.
Patient Characteristics (N = 700)
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Median | 24 months |
| Range | 1 day to 16.5 years |
| Gender | |
| Male | 353 (50.4) |
| Female | 353 (50.4) |
| Unknown | 14 (2) |
| Nutritional status | |
| Unknown (not documented) | 535 (76.4) |
| Newborn | 24 (3.4) |
| Malnourished | 141 (20) |
| Marasmus | 65 (9.3) |
| Kwashiorkor | 36 (5.1) |
| Marasmic Kwashiorkor | 31 (4.4) |
| Unknown type | 9 (1.3) |
| HIV status | |
| Non-reactive | 222 (31.6) |
| Reactive | 40 (5.7) |
| Unknown | 413 |
| Deceased on arrival | 86 (12.2) |
| Died before testing could be completed | 204 (29) |
| Untested | 126 (18) |
| Presumed Severe HIV disease | 24 (3.4) |
| Immunization status | |
| Unknown (undocumented) | 495 (70.9) |
| Vaccines up to date | 82 (11.7) |
| Vaccines deficient | 4 (0.6) |
| Not applicable (neonate) | 33 (4.7) |
| Deceased on arrival | 86 (12.2) |
| Referral History | |
| Referred from outside health facility | 464 (66.3) |
| Referral note in chart | 100 (21.4) |
| No referral note | 333 (71.3) |
| Unknown | 31 (6.8) |
| Self-referred | 157 (22.4) |
| Unknown | 79 (11.3) |