Prevalence and outcome of stress hyperglycaemia among severely malnourished children admitted to Mulago referral and teaching hospital in Kampala, Uganda

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the children with severe malnutrition admitted to Mwanamugimu nutrition unit

	Frequency (N = 235)	Percentage
Age of patient (month)
< 6 months	33	14
≥ 6 months	202	86
Sex of Patient
Boys	132	56
Girls	103	44
Present district of residence
Kampala	96	41
Wakiso	56	24
Other	83	35
Religion of the patient
Christians	149	63
Muslim	86	37
Relationship of next of kin with the child
Mother	203	87
Other^a	32	13
Education level of the caretaker
none/primary	140	60
secondary/tertiary/post tertiary	95	40
Occupation of the caretaker
Professional/self employed	144	62
Housewife	89	38
Breast feeding
Yes	51	22
No	183	78

ISSN: 2055-0928