Characteristics | Patients | Healthy controls |
---|---|---|
Number of enrolled participants | 677 (100%) | 167 (100%) |
Female | 325 (48%) | 81 (49%) |
Age | ||
Median age months (IQR) | 14 (9–24) | 24 (12–36) |
2–11 months | 232 (34%) | 32 (19%) |
12–23 months | 231 (34%) | 42 (25%) |
24–35 months | 109 (16%) | 41 (25%) |
36–59 months | 105 (16%) | 52 (31%) |
Care taker level of education | ||
No school education | 253 (37%) | |
> 6 years education | 317 (47%) | |
Breastfeeding children (a) < 24 months | 434 (94%)a | |
Fully immunizedb > 11 months | 420 (94%)c | |
Antibiotics consumed before study inclusion | 56 (8%) | |
Underweight; % below -2SD (CI) | 28.3 (24.9–31.8) | |
Temperature | ||
Median temperature (IQR) | 37.3 (36.8–38.0) | |
36.0–37.4 | 375 (55%) | |
37.5–39.0 | 240 (35%) | |
> 39.0 | 46 (7%) | |
Severe clinical picture after study inclusion | 29 (4%) | |
Most common main complaints | ||
Fever | 644 (95%) | |
Cough | 580 (86%) | |
Runny nose | 455 (67%) | |
Vomiting | 34 (5%) | |
Ear pain | 21 (3%) | |
Antibiotic prescription on day 0 | 500 (74%) | |
One type of antibiotic | 394 (79%) | |
Two types of antibiotics | 103 (21%) | |
Beta lactam antibiotics/parenteral benzyl penicillin | 470 (93%) / 112 (17%) | |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 74 (11%) | |
Other types of antibiotics | 95 (14%) |