Table 3.
Distribution of diagnoses by age-group
| Diagnoses | Age -group in years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 (n = 1149) | 5–14 (n = 353) | 15–29 (n = 435) | 30–44 (n = 310) | ≥ 45 (n = 242) | Unknown (2 = 30) | Total (N = 2519) | |
| ARTI | 618 (12.7) | 136 (9.4) | 157 (9.5) | 101 (9.8) | 85 (8.6) | 9 (22.0) | 1106 (11.0) |
| Malaria | 423 (8.7) | 156 (10.7) | 184 (11.1) | 148 (10.4) | 103 (10.4) | 15 (36.6) | 1029 (10.3) |
| UTI | 401 (8.3) | 119 (8.2) | 143 (8.6) | 81 (7.8) | 71 (7.2) | 4 (9.8) | 819 (8.2) |
| Typhoid fever | 357 (7.4) | 113 (7.8) | 138 (8.3) | 84 (8.1) | 79 (7.4) | 1 (2.4) | 772 (7.7) |
| Enteritis | 371 (7.7) | 122 (8.4) | 127 (7.7) | 72 (7.0) | 73 (7.4) | 1 (2.4) | 766 (7.6) |
| Pneumonia | 379 (7.8) | 103 (7.1) | 117 (7.1) | 65 (6.3) | 68 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 732 (7.3) |
| Ear infection | 387 (8.0) | 104 (7.2) | 113 (6.8) | 59 (5.7) | 68 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 731 (7.3) |
| Tonsilitis | 368 (7.6) | 114 (7.8) | 114 (6.9) | 65 (6.3) | 65 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 726 (7.2) |
| Anaemia | 344 (7.1) | 109 (7.5) | 122 (7.4) | 70 (6.8) | 67 (6.7) | 3 (7.3) | 715 (7.1) |
| Eye infection | 360 (7.4) | 107 (7.4) | 109 (6.6) | 60 (5.8) | 66 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 702 (7.0) |
| Others | 841 (17.3) | 271 (18.6) | 331 (20.0) | 229 (22.1) | 248 (25.0) | 8 (19.5) | 1928 (19.2) |
| Totals | 4849 (100.0) | 1454 (100.0) | 1655 (100.0) | 1034 (100.0) | 993 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 10,026 (100.0) |
ABBREVIATION: ARTI Acute Respiratory Tract Infection, UTI Urinary Tract Infection