Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia February 1, 2018, to July 30, 2019 (n = 313)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in months | ||
≤ 12 | 88 | 28.1 |
13-24 | 29 | 9.3 |
25-60 | 66 | 21.1 |
61-132 | 63 | 20.1 |
>132 | 67 | 21.4 |
Sex | ||
Male | 187 | 59.7 |
Female | 126 | 40.3 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 71 | 22.7 |
Rural | 242 | 73.3 |
Caregivers | ||
Parents | 291 | 93 |
Grandparents | 8 | 2.6 |
Siblings | 8 | 2.6 |
Others | 6 | 1.9 |
Caregiver level of education | ||
No formal education | 242 | 77.6 |
Primary school | 32 | 10.2 |
Secondary school | 17 | 5.4 |
College and above | 21 | 6.7 |
Caregivers’ occupation | ||
Farmers | 223 | 71.2 |
Merchants and private | 32 | 10.2 |
Government employee | 31 | 9.9 |
Unemployed | 27 | 8.6 |
Season of admission | ||
Summer | 63 | 20.1 |
Spring | 45 | 14.4 |
Winter | 85 | 27.2 |
Autumn | 120 | 38.3 |
Clinical characteristics | ||
Duration of illness before PICU admission in days | ||
<6 days | 164 | 52.4 |
≥6 days | 149 | 47.6 |
Sources of admission | ||
Home | 36 | 11.5 |
Other facilities | 37 | 11.8 |
Emergency room | 189 | 60.4 |
Wards | 51 | 16.3 |
Vaccination status | ||
Complete | 203 | 64.9 |
Incomplete | 110 | 35.1 |
Comorbid illness | ||
Yes | 43 | 13.7 |
No | 270 | 86.3 |
ICD 10 diagnosis | ||
Neurology | 71 | 26.7 |
Infectious disease | 59 | 18.8 |
Trauma and environmental | 37 | 11.8 |
Metabolic diseases | 28 | 8.9 |
Congenital malformation | 23 | 7.4 |
Cardiovascular disease | 21 | 6.7 |
Gastrointestinal | 20 | 6.4 |
Renal diseases | 20 | 6.4 |
Respiratory diseases | 18 | 5.7 |
Neoplasm | 18 | 5.7 |
Hematology | 3 | 1 |
Critical illness diagnosis (n = 100) | ||
Sepsis | 32 | 32 |
Severe sepsis | 9 | 9 |
Septic shock | 47 | 47 |
ARDS | 12 | 12 |