Table 1 Demographic, social, and clinical characteristics of subjects admitted to OPD, by hospitalization
| Â | Hospitalization | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not | Yes | Total | Â | |||||
N. | % | N. | % | N. | % | P-value | ||
Sex | Males | 2,041 | 87.6 | 290 | 12.4 | 2,331 | 100 | 0.07 |
Females | 1,780 | 89.3 | 213 | 10.7 | 1,993 | 100 | ||
Insurance | Not | 2,605 | 85.1 | 455 | 14.9 | 3,060 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 1,216 | 96.2 | 48 | 3.8 | 1,264 | 100 | ||
District of residence | Iringa urban | 1,015 | 92.4 | 84 | 7.6 | 1,099 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Iringa DC | 2,591 | 88.0 | 353 | 12.0 | 2,944 | 100 | ||
Other | 215 | 76.5 | 66 | 23.5 | 281 | 100 | ||
Presence of paediatric trained staff | Not | 1,319 | 79.8 | 334 | 20.2 | 1,653 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 2,502 | 93.7 | 169 | 6.3 | 2,671 | 100 | ||
Burn / Wound | Not | 3,813 | 88.8 | 482 | 11.2 | 4,295 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 8 | 27.6 | 21 | 72.4 | 29 | 100 | ||
Cardiovascular | Not | 3,806 | 88.5 | 494 | 11.5 | 4,300 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 15 | 62.5 | 9 | 37.5 | 24 | 100 | ||
Constitutional / malnutrition | Not | 3,757 | 90.7 | 384 | 9.3 | 4,141 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 64 | 35.0 | 119 | 65.0 | 183 | 100 | ||
Fever | Not | 3,644 | 89.0 | 452 | 11.0 | 4,096 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 177 | 77.6 | 51 | 22.4 | 228 | 100 | ||
Gastrointestinal | Not | 3,437 | 89.2 | 416 | 10.8 | 3,853 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 384 | 81.5 | 87 | 18.5 | 471 | 100 | ||
Respiratory | Not | 3,647 | 89.5 | 427 | 10.5 | 4,074 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 174 | 69.6 | 76 | 30.4 | 250 | 100 | ||
Dermatological | Not | 3,471 | 87.7 | 488 | 12.3 | 3,959 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 350 | 95.9 | 15 | 4.1 | 365 | 100 | ||
Genitourinary | Not | 3,228 | 86.9 | 485 | 13.1 | 3,713 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 593 | 97.0 | 18 | 3.0 | 611 | 100 | ||
Neurological | Not | 3725 | 88.4 | 488 | 11.6 | 4,213 | 100 | 0.53 |
Yes | 96 | 86.5 | 15 | 13.5 | 111 | 100 | ||
Eye, ear, nose, throat medical complaints | Not | 3,008 | 86.1 | 485 | 13.9 | 3,493 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 813 | 97.8 | 18 | 2.2 | 831 | 100 | ||
Ingestion / Inhalation | Not | 3,814 | 88.4 | 498 | 11.6 | 4,312 | 100 | 0.001 |
Yes | 7 | 58.3 | 5 | 41.7 | 12 | 100 | ||
Injury | Not | 3,593 | 88.9 | 448 | 11.1 | 4,041 | 100 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 228 | 80.6 | 55 | 19.4 | 283 | 100 | ||
Wound / Violence | Not | 3,813 | 88.3 | 503 | 11.7 | 4,316 | 100 | 0.30 |
Yes | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 100 | ||
Month of the admission to OPD | January | 251 | 86.9 | 38 | 13.1 | 289 | 100 | < 0.001 |
February | 337 | 91.3 | 32 | 8.7 | 369 | 100 | ||
March | 507 | 85.9 | 83 | 14.1 | 590 | 100 | ||
April | 499 | 83.9 | 96 | 16.1 | 595 | 100 | ||
May | 461 | 88.7 | 59 | 11.3 | 520 | 100 | ||
June | 417 | 89.5 | 49 | 10.5 | 466 | 100 | ||
July | 395 | 92.3 | 33 | 7.7 | 428 | 100 | ||
August | 488 | 90.9 | 49 | 9.1 | 537 | 100 | ||
September | 463 | 87.9 | 64 | 12.1 | 527 | 100 | ||