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. 2021 Mar;31(2):311–320. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v31i2.14

Table 4.

Working diagnosis of critically ill children at admission to JMC, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019 (more than one condition possible)

Assessment Frequency Percentages
Malaria 7 1.5
Severe pneumonia 181 37.6
Wheezing disorder 34 7.1
Sepsis 26 5.4
Severe acute malnutrition 158 32.8
Dehydration 78 16.2
Shock 7 1.5
Meningitis 40 8.3
Congestive heart failure 50 10.4
Severe anemia 26 5.4
Acute abdomen 24 5.0
Musculoskeletal infection 4 0.8
Others 82 17.0