Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of neonates and infants admitted to DTCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 242(67.6%) |
Female | 116(32.4%) | |
Weight | ≤ 1.49 kg | 13(3.6%) |
1.5–2.49 | 82(22.9%) | |
2.5–3.49 | 130(36.3%) | |
≥ 3.5 | 133(37.2%) | |
Temperature | < 36.5 | 148(41.3%) |
36.5–37.5 | 86(24%) | |
> 37.5 | 124(34.6%) | |
Pediatric unit | NICU | 249(69.6%) |
Pediatric ward | 109(30.4%) | |
Admission Diagnosis | Gastrointestinal problems | 77(21.5%) |
Respiratory problems | 169(47.2%) | |
Hematologic problems | 30(8.4%) | |
Metabolic disorders | 9(2.5%) | |
Others | 73(20.4%) | |
Sickness | Acute | 323(90.2%) |
Chronic | 35(9.8%) | |