Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized in the Pediatrics I ward

Variables	(n = 315)	%
Sex
Male	199	63.2
Female	116	36.8
Age
[1–2 years]	162	51.4
[28 days–12 months]	74	23.5
[3–5 years]	41	13.0
[6–10 years	38	12.1
Age in months		(mean ± SD) = 30.44 ± 26.07
Weight (kg)
< 10	154	48.9
10–18.9	136	43.2
≥ 19	25	7.9
Number of prescribed antibiotics
1	187	60.9
2	90	29.3
≥ 3	30	9.7
Length of hospitalization (days)
Short [average = 2.85, range 0–4]	194	61.6
Long [average = 8.99, range 5–39]	121	38.4
Duration of antibiotic therapy (days)
0–5	382	82.3
6–8	40	8.6
9–14	22	4.7
≥ 15	20	4.3
Outcome
Discharge	301	95.6
Abandonment	8	2.5
Death	6	1.9