Table 3.
presumptive diagnoses on admission for sick newborns at Hargeisa Group Hospital, Somaliland, June-October 2013
| Diagnoses1 | Number (%) of patients with specific diagnosis, n=164 patients |
|---|---|
| Asphyxia | 56 (34.1) |
| Respiratory distress (not specified) | 45 (27.4) |
| Clinical sepsis | 26 (15.9) |
| Prematurity | 25 (15.2) |
| Meconium aspiration syndrome | 10 (6.1) |
| Hypoglycaemia | 10 (6.1) |
| Seizures | 5 (3.0) |
| Small for gestational age/feeding problem | 4 (2.4) |
| Bleeding | 3 (1.8) |
| Other2 | 50 (30.5) |
| Unknown | 6 (3.7) |
1
Some patients received two different diagnoses. Total number of diagnoses including unknown: n=240; 2 Other: hypothermia, icterus, HIV-exposed, low oxygen saturation, anemia, skin rash, head swelling