Research Article
Prevalence and Management of Septic Shock among Children Admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Longitudinal Survey
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of enrolled children and those diagnosed with septic shock.
| Variable | Characteristic | Enrolled children (N = 325) | Septic shock proportion |
| Age (months) | <1 | 78 (24.0) | 20 (25.6) | 1–11 | 110 (33.9) | 23 (20.9) | 12–59 | 96 (29.5) | 7 (7.3) | ≥60 | 41 (12.6) | 0 (0) | Sex | Female | 191 (58.8) | 36 (18.8) | Male | 134 (41.3) | 32 (23.9) | Referred from another facility | No | 91 (28.0) | 44 (48.4) | Yes | 234 (72.0) | 6 (2.56) |
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