Table 2. General description of the cohort.
| All illness episodes | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1663 |
| Main signs, symptoms | N (%) |
| Fever (>37.5°/hist. of Fever) | 1590 (95.6) |
| Pallor | 57 (3.4) |
| Difficulties in breathing | 352 (21.2) |
| Cough | 1316 (79.1) |
| Runny nose | 947 (56.9) |
| Diarrhoea | 472 (28.4) |
| Abdominal pain | 63 (3.8) |
| Ear pain | 8 (0.5) |
| Tachypnoea 1 | 970 (58.3) |
| Heart Rate 2 | 145 (19) |
| Paraclinical findings | N (%) |
| SpO2 = 100% | 657 (39.5) |
| SpO2 = 99% | 324 (19.5) |
| SpO2 = 98% | 276 (16.6) |
| SpO2 = 97% | 144 (8.7) |
| SpO2 = 96% | 99 (6.0) |
| SpO2 = 95% | 64 (3.8) |
| SpO2 = 94% | 36 (2.2) |
| SpO2 = 93% | 14 (0.8) |
| SpO2 = 92% | 14 (0.8) |
| SpO2 = 91% | 12 (0.7) |
| SpO2 ≤ 90% | 23 (1.4) |
| Hb < 8 g/L | 112 (6.7) |
| Danger signs 3 | N (%) |
| Unable to eat | 15 (0.9) |
| Vomit everything | 7 (0.4) |
| Unconscious/drowsy | 47 (2.8) |
| Respiratory distress 4 | 60 (3.6) |
| Fits | 19 (1.1) |
| Inability to sit up | 3 (0.2) |
| Neck stiffness | 2 (0.1) |
| Severe dehydration | 19 (1.1) |
| Severe pallor | 5 (0.3) |
1: defined as ≥ 50 breaths/min for children aged 2–11 months and ≥ 40 breaths/min for children ≥12 months.
2: data are mean (standard deviation).
3: more than one danger sign is possible.
4: Defined by the presence of severe chest indrawing and/or nasal flaring and/or grunting in young infants.