Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, and vaccination status of febrile children attending HUCSH, 2018–2019
From: Aetiology of acute febrile illness among children attending a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Residence Adm. Region (N = 433) |  |
 SNNPR-Hawassa | 258 (59.6) |
 SNNPR- other | 60 (13.9) |
 Oromia | 115 (26.6) |
Gender (N = 433) | |
 Male | 255 (58.9) |
 Female | 178 (41.1) |
Age (N = 433) | |
 2 to 11 m | 132 (30.5) |
 12 to 35 m | 148 (34.2) |
 36 to 59 m | 78 (18.0) |
 5 to 7 y | 39 (9.0) |
 8 to 12 y | 36 (8.3) |
Vaccination status (N = 433) | |
 Vaccinated for age | 92 (21.2) |
 Completed | 318 (73.4) |
 Otherb | 23 (5.3) |
Weight-for-age z-score (N = 419)a | |
 Normal (≥ −2) | 318 (75.9) |
 Moderate underweight (−3 to < − 2) | 51 (12.2) |
 Severe underweight (< −3) | 50 (11.9) |
Height-for-age z-score (N = 432) | |
 Normal (≥ −2) | 342 (79.2) |
 Moderate stunting (−3 to < −2) | 42 (9.7) |
 Severe stunting (< −3) | 48 (11.1) |
BMI-for-age z-score (N = 432) | |
 Normal (≥ −2) | 311 (72.0) |
 Moderate wasting (−3 to < −2) | 62 (14.4) |
 Severe wasting (< −3) | 59 (13.7) |