Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical data of the patient in pediatric ward of Zewditu Memorial Referral Hospital
| Patient characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 134 | 47 |
| Female | 151 | 53 |
| Age | ||
| Neonate (birth to 28 days) | 21 | 7.4 |
| Infant (29 days to ≤1 years) | 89 | 31.2 |
| Toddler (>1 year to ≤3 years) | 69 | 24.2 |
| Preschool (>3 years to ≤5 years) | 16 | 5.6 |
| School age (>5 years to ≤10 years) | 37 | 13.0 |
| Adolescent (>10 years to <15 years) | 53 | 18.6 |
| No of disease conditions | ||
| 1 | 135 | 47.4 |
| 2 | 110 | 38.6 |
| 3 | 30 | 10.5 |
| 4 | 10 | 3.5 |
| No of drugs used | ||
| <5 drugs | 207 | 72.6 |
| ≥5 drugs | 78 | 27.4 |
| Duration of hospital stays | ||
| ≥2 to ≤3 days | 163 | 57.2 |
| 4–6 days | 103 | 36.1 |
| ≥7 days | 19 | 6.7 |
| Type of disease diagnosed | ||
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 156 | 39.7 |
| Disease of the respiratory system | 117 | 29.8 |
| Nervous system | 45 | 11.4 |
| Disease of genitourinary | 23 | 5.8 |
| Disease of the blood and blood-forming organs | 18 | 4.5 |
| Endocrine and metabolic disease | 17 | 4.3 |
| Cardio vascular system | 5 | 1.3 |