Table 1 Characteristics of children with and without healthcare-associated infections
From: Risk factors for healthcare-associated infection among children in a low-and middle-income country
Baseline characteristics | HAI n = 467 (%) | No HAI n = 2145 (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, n (%) | |||
< 12 months old | 166 (35.5) | 504 (23.5) | < 0.001 |
12–60 months old | 111 (23.8) | 528 (24.6) | |
> 60–120 months old | 63 (13.5) | 428 (20.0) | |
> 120 months old | 127 (27.2) | 685 (31.9) | |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male | 226 (48.4) | 1058 (49.3) | 0.721 |
Female | 241 (51.6) | 1087 (50.7) | |
Underlying diagnosis, n (%) | |||
Neurology | 115 (24.6) | 417 (19.4) | 0.013 |
Nephrology | 63 (13.5) | 229 (10.7) | 0.089 |
Respiratory | 30 (6.4) | 150 (7.0) | 0.762 |
Cardiovascular | 90 (19.3) | 560 (26.1) | 0.002 |
Hematology and oncology | 3 (0.6) | 28 (1.3) | 0.344 |
Gastrohepatology | 61 (13.1) | 266 (12.4) | 0.700 |
Infectious | 32 (6.9) | 218 (10.2) | 0.030 |
Immunology | 29 (6.2) | 193 (9.0) | 0.054 |
Endocrinology | 6 (1.3) | 37 (1.7) | 0.687 |
Malnutrition | 2 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 0.667 |
Surgery | 36 (7.7) | 40 (1.9) | < 0.001 |