Children (n=440) | Pregnant women (n=422) | |
Age, median | 13 months | 24 years |
Referral from PHC or other hospitals | 205 (46.6%)* | 273 (64.7%) |
Night admission (22:00–06:00) | 34 (7.7%) | 33 (7.8%) |
Primary diagnosis | Acute gastroenteritis: 142 (32.3%) Pneumonia: 94 (21.4%) Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis: 86 (19.5%) Acute respiratory infection: 118 (26.8%) | Threatened preterm labour: 222 (52.6%) Threatened miscarriage: 170 (40.3%) Mild pre-eclampsia: 17 (4.0%) Premature rupture of membranes: 13 (3.1%) |
Other diagnoses present at admission or during hospitalisation | Anaemia: 178 (40.5%) “Neurotoxicosis”†: 52 (11.8%) Malnutrition: 37 (8.4%) Perinatal encephalopathy: 24 (5.5%) Rickets: 11 (2.5%) Seizure: 10 (2.3%) Sepsis: 4 (0.9%) Cerebral palsy: 3 (0.7%) | Anaemia: 202 (47.9%) Chronic pyelonephritis: 92 (21.8%) Goitre: 12 (2.8%) Underweight: 9 (2.1%) |
*Data collection on referral was missed for 30 children.
†’Neurotoxicosis’ is not recognised as a diagnosis according to the ICD-10 classification.
PHC, primary healthcare.