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 |