Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of febrile children by study health facilities in Hawassa City, 2019.
Characteristics | Health centres | HUCSH n (%) (N = 197) | p-value¶ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tilte HC n (%) N = 138 | Finchawa HC n (%) N = 100 | Gara-Rikata HC n (%) N = 100 | Total (HCs) n (%) (N = 338) | |||
Age (month) | ||||||
≤ 11 | 33 (23.9) | 21 (21.0) | 26 (26.0) | 80 (23.7) | 96 (48.7) | < 0.001* |
12–23 | 32 (23.2) | 20 (20.0) | 20 (20.0) | 72 (21.3) | 51 (25.9) | |
24–35 | 26 (18.8) | 19 (19.0) | 22 (22.0) | 67 (19.8) | 26 (13.2) | |
36–47 | 31 (22.5) | 25 (25.0) | 21 (21.0) | 77 (22.8) | 12 (6.1) | |
48–59 | 16 (11.6) | 15 (15.0) | 11 (11.0) | 42 (12.4) | 12 (6.1) | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 67 (48.6) | 65 (65.0) | 61 (61.0) | 193 (57.1) | 108 (54.8) | 0.608 |
Female | 71 (51.4) | 35 (35.0) | 39 (39.0) | 145 (42.9) | 89 (45.2) | |
Clinical history | ||||||
Treatment prior to enrolment for present episode | ||||||
Antibacterials | 4 (2.9) | 2 (2.0) | 5 (5.0) | 11 (3.3) | 103 (52.3) | < 0.001* |
Antimalarials | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.0) | 2 (0.6) | 8 (4.1) | 0.006** |
Duration of fever | ||||||
1 day | 104 (75.4) | 41 (41.0) | 40 (40.0) | 185 (54.7) | 34 (17.3) | < 0.001* |
2 - 4 days | 30 (21.7) | 54 (54.0) | 59 (59.0) | 143 (42.3) | 104 (52.8) | |
5 - 7 days | 4 (2.9) | 5 (5.0) | 1 (1.0) | 10 (3.0) | 59 (29.9) | |
Axillary temperature | ||||||
< 37.5 °C | 36 (26.1) | 10 (10.0) | 35 (35.0) | 81 (24.0) | 32 (16.2) | < 0.001* |
37.5 - 38.9 °C | 77 (55.8) | 61 (61.0) | 50 (50.0) | 188 (55.6) | 149 (75.6) | |
≥ 39.0 °C | 25 (18.1) | 29 (29.0) | 15 (15.0) | 69 (20.4) | 16 (8.1) | |
Most frequently reported signs/symptoms | ||||||
Cough | 55 (39.9) | 48 (48.0) | 42 (42.0) | 145 (42.9) | 151 (76.6) | < 0.001* |
Fast breathing | 31 (22.5) | 32 (32.0) | 33 (33.0) | 96 (28.4) | 113 (57.4) | < 0.001* |
Vomiting | 39 (28.3) | 37 (37.0) | 14 (14.0) | 90 (26.6) | 88 (44.7) | < 0.001* |
Shivering | 26 (18.8) | 37 (37.0) | 4 (4.0) | 67 (19.8) | 3 (1.5) | < 0.001* |
Tonsillar signs | 45 (32.6) | 2 (2.0) | 5 (5.0) | 52 (15.4) | 4 (2.0) | < 0.001* |
Diarrhoea | 16 (11.6) | 14 (14.0) | 11 (11.0) | 41 (12.1) | 36 (18.3) | 0.051 |
Excessive sweating | 0 | 23 (23.0) | 1 (1.0) | 24 (7.1) | 21 (10.7) | 0.153 |
Loss of appetite | 14 (10.1) | 3 (3.0) | 2 (2.0) | 19 (5.6) | 19 (9.6) | 0.081 |
Abdominal pain | 3 (2.2) | 0 | 12 (12.0) | 15 (4.4) | 11 (5.6) | 0.552 |
Runny nose | 5 (3.6) | 0 | 2 (2.0) | 7 (2.1) | 12 (6.1) | 0.015* |
Refuse to drink or breastfeed | 0 | 3 (3.0) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (1.2) | 19 (9.6) | < 0.001* |
Grunting | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | 3 (0.9) | 27 (13.7) | < 0.001* |
Multiple signs and symptoms | ||||||
One | 8 (5.8) | 6 (6.0) | 16 (16.0) | 30 (8.9) | 2 (1.0) | < 0.001* |
Two | 44 (31.9) | 29 (29.0) | 41 (41.0) | 114 (33.7) | 21 (10.7) | |
Three | 56 (40.6) | 35 (35.0) | 39 (39.0) | 130 (38.5) | 67 (34.0) | |
Four | 24 (17.4) | 25 (25.0) | 3 (3.0) | 52 (15.4) | 64 (32.5) | |
Five and above | 6 (4.3) | 5 (5.0) | 1 (1.0) | 12 (3.6) | 43 (21.8) | |
