Admission diagnosis in children admitted to Clinical Information Network hospitals according to age and malaria prevalence
| High malaria prevalence (n=5 hospitals) | Low malaria prevalence (n=8 hospitals) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–59 months | 60 months and above | 2–59 months | 60 months and above | ||||
| Diagnosis | Frequency (%) | Diagnosis | Frequency (%) | Diagnosis | Frequency (%) | Diagnosis | Frequency (%) |
| Malaria | 7512/10 298 (72.95) | Malaria | 2528/3287 (76.91) | Pneumonia | 7760/14 584 (53.21) | Pneumonia | 447/1794 (24.92) |
| Pneumonia | 3524/10 298 (34.22) | Anaemia | 723/3287 (22%) | Dehydration | 5215/14 584 (35.76) | Meningitis | 356/1794 (19.84) |
| Dehydration | 3353/10 298 (32.56) | Dehydration | 468/3287 (14.24) | Meningitis | 1727/14 584 (11.84) | Dehydration | 266/1794 (14.83) |
| Anaemia | 1749/10 298 (16.98) | Pneumonia | 465/3287 (14.15) | Malnutrition | 1718/14 584 (11.78) | Malaria | 224/1794 (12.49) |
| Meningitis | 980/10 298 (9.52) | Meningitis | 397/3287 (12.08) | Febrile convulsion | 1274/14 584 (8.74) | Anaemia | 169/1794 (9.42) |
| Malnutrition | 573/10 298 (5.56) | Sickle cell disease | 310/3287 (9.43) | Malaria | 714/14 584 (4.9) | Convulsive disorder | 169/1794 (9.42) |
| URTI | 411/10 298 (3.99) | URTI | 104/3287 (3.16) | Rickets | 508/14 584 (3.48) | Asthma | 114/1794 (6.35) |
| Sickle cell disease | 267/10 298 (2.59) | Malnutrition | 93/3287 (2.83) | Anaemia | 471/14 584 (3.23) | Febrile convulsion | 102/1794 (5.69) |
| Febrile convulsion | 248/10 298 (2.41) | Poisoning | 88/3287 (2.68) | Convulsive disorder | 468/14 584 (3.21) | HIV | 101/1794 (5.63) |
| Poisoning | 173/10 298 (1.68) | HIV | 84/3287 (2.56) | URTI | 444/14 584 (3.04) | Poisoning | 89/1794 (4.96) |
| Number of admissions with at least one of 10 leading diagnoses | 10 010/10 298 (97.2) | Number of admissions with at least one of 10 leading diagnoses | 3040/3287 (92.49) | Number of admissions with at least one of 10 leading diagnoses | 13 278/14 584 (91.04) | Number of admissions with at least one of 10 leading diagnoses | 1436/1794 (80.04) |
| Proportion of all diagnoses that are one of top 10 diagnoses | 18 790/26 987 (69.63) | Proportion of all diagnoses that are one of top 10 diagnoses | 5260/26 987 (19.49) | Proportion of all diagnoses that are one of top 10 diagnoses | 20 299/28 689 (70.76) | Number of episodes contributing to top 10 diagnosis | 2037/28 689 (7.1) |
URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.