Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristic of the patients admitted to SPHMMC PICU (Sept. 2017 to Dec. 2018)

Variable	Category	Frequency (n = 260)	(%)
Age (year)	≤1	101	38.7
	1 – 2	31	11.9
	2–5	39	15.0
	5–12	51	19.6
	12–18	33	12.9
Sex	Male	153	58.8
	Female	107	41.2
Region	Oromia	140	53.8
	Addis Ababa	91	35.0
	Amhara	12	4.6
	SNNPR#	11	4.2
	Tigray	4	1.5
	Others*	2	0.8
Source of admission	Emergency Room	136	52.3
	Pediatric Ward	71	27.3
	Home/OPD	50	19.2
	NICU	3	1.2
Transferred from other hospitals	Public	164	63.1
	Private facility	21	8.1
	Not transferred	75	28.8

^*Gambella, Somali, Benishangul, Dire Dawa, Afar

^#Southern, Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region