Predictors of Treatment Outcomes among Pediatric Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the study participants admitted with pneumonia in pediatric ward of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from February 2017 to February 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Clinical variable	Frequency (%)
Comorbid disease
No	90 (43.5%)
Yes	117 (56.5%)
Specific comorbidities
HAAD	41 (19.8%)
Anemia	11 (5.3%)
Malnutrition	14 (6.8%)
CHF	20 (9.7%)
AGE	18 (8.7%)
Others	13 (6.3%)
Severity class of pneumonia
Very severe	2 (1%)
Severe	184 (88.9%)
Nonsevere	21 (10%)
Types of pneumonia
CAP	184 (88.9%)
HAP	11 (5.3%)
Aspiration pneumonia	6 (2.9%)
Recurrent pneumonia	6 (2.9%)
Diagnostic method
Complete blood count	144 (69.6%)
Complete blood count and chest radiography	51 (24.6%)
Culture	10 (4.8%)
Chest radiography	2 (1%)
Hospital duration (days)
≤3	27 (13%)
4–5	81 (39%)
6–7	63 (30.4%)
≥8	36 (17.4%)
Treatment outcome
Discharged with improvement	191 (92.3%)
Occurrence of death and complications	11 (5.3%)
Intensive care unit admission	5 (2.4%)

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