Table 3.

Clinical characteristics of critically ill children at admission to JMC, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019 (N=481)

Clinical characteristics on arrival	Category	Frequency (N, %)
Durations of illness in hour	<24 hours	104(21.6)
	24–71.99 hours	77(16.0)
	72–167.99 hours	147(30.6)
	≥168 hours	153(31.8)
Duration of last meal in hour	<2 hours	229(47.6)
	2–3.99 hours	40(8.3)
	4–7.99 hours	78(16.2)
	≥8 hours	134(27.9)
Vomiting on day of admission	Yes	215(44.7)
	No	266(55.3)
Diarrhea on the day of admission	Yes	147(30.6)
	No	334(69.4)
Inability to drink /eat	Yes	256(53.2)
	No	225(46.8)
Respiratory distress	Yes	385 (80.0)
	No	96(20.0)
Mental status	Impaired mental status	49(10.2)
	Conscious/alert	432(89.8)
Fever at admission	Yes	356(74.0)
	No	125(26.0)
Oxygen saturation at admission	<90	213(44.3)
	>90	268(55.7)
Seizure/ Convulsion at admission	Yes	53(11.0)