Table 1.
Socio-demographic and disease related characteristics of hospitalized patients with systemic bacterial infection in the internal medicine ward of TASH in 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Variables | Frequency (N = 369) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | ||
| ≤ 17 | 27 | 7.3 |
| 18–64 | 287 | 77.8 |
| ≥ 65 | 55 | 14.9 |
| Average age of patient ± SD (range) | 39.8 ± 18.5 (10–85) | |
| Sex of patient | ||
| Female | 191 | 51.7 |
| Male | 178 | 48.2 |
| In hospital length of stay | Median 14 days (range 3–60 days) | |
| Setting | ||
| Medical ICU | 42 | 11.4 |
| Internal medicine | 327 | 88.6 |
| Admission diagnosis | ||
| Infectious | 269 | 72.90 |
| Circulatory | 123 | 33.33 |
| Neoplasm | 100 | 27.10 |
| Signs and symptoms of diseasea | 99 | 26.83 |
| Endocrine and metabolic | 40 | 10.84 |
| Digestive | 30 | 8.13 |
| Genitourinary | 25 | 6.78 |
| Blood related | 26 | 7.05 |
| Respiratory | 27 | 7.32 |
| Other diagnosisb | 27 | 7.32 |
SD standard deviation
aBased on International Classification of Disease (ICD 10) criteria referrers to the signs and symptoms of the underlying disease (e.g. hemiparesis, secondary to hypertension) that was not classified elsewhere under the primary admission diagnosis but which were the primary reasons for admission
bDrug adverse outcomes (9), seizure/epilepsy (4), gynecology (3), arthritis (2), communicable hydrocephalus (1) cholestatic calculi (1), and injury (2)