|
N = 518
|
n
|
% of total
|
|---|
|
gender
| | |
|
male
|
292
|
57%
|
|
female
|
226
|
43%
|
|
age
| | |
|
0–5 months
|
212
|
41%
|
|
6–11 months
|
76
|
15%
|
|
12–23 months
|
107
|
21%
|
|
≥ 2 years
|
123
|
24%
|
|
duration of clinical symptoms on admission
| | |
|
≤ 3 days
|
276
|
53%
|
|
> 3 days
|
218
|
42%
|
|
unknown
|
24
|
5%
|
|
admission diagnosis
| | |
|
URTI
|
81
|
16%
|
|
LRTI
|
257
|
49%
|
|
non-respiratory
|
180
|
35%
|
- We grouped the admission diagnoses in cases of URTI (n = 81, including URTI, otitis media and croup), LRTI (n = 257, including bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia) and non-respiratory admission diagnoses (n = 180). The latter includes children admitted for non-respiratory reasons (e.g. febrile convulsion, diarrhea) with concomitant acute RTI
