Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the study participants admitted with pneumonia in pediatric ward of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from February 2017 to February 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Clinical variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Comorbid disease | |
| No | 90 (43.5%) |
| Yes | 117 (56.5%) |
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| Specific comorbidities | |
| HAAD | 41 (19.8%) |
| Anemia | 11 (5.3%) |
| Malnutrition | 14 (6.8%) |
| CHF | 20 (9.7%) |
| AGE | 18 (8.7%) |
| Others∗ | 13 (6.3%) |
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| |
| Severity class of pneumonia | |
| Very severe | 2 (1%) |
| Severe | 184 (88.9%) |
| Nonsevere | 21 (10%) |
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| |
| Types of pneumonia | |
| CAP | 184 (88.9%) |
| HAP | 11 (5.3%) |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 6 (2.9%) |
| Recurrent pneumonia | 6 (2.9%) |
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| Diagnostic method | |
| Complete blood count | 144 (69.6%) |
| Complete blood count and chest radiography | 51 (24.6%) |
| Culture | 10 (4.8%) |
| Chest radiography | 2 (1%) |
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| Hospital duration (days) | |
| ≤3 | 27 (13%) |
| 4–5 | 81 (39%) |
| 6–7 | 63 (30.4%) |
| ≥8 | 36 (17.4%) |
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| Treatment outcome | |
| Discharged with improvement | 191 (92.3%) |
| Occurrence of death and complications | 11 (5.3%) |
| Intensive care unit admission | 5 (2.4%) |
∗HIV/AIDS, hypertension, pyogenic meningitis, and disseminated TB.