Research Article

Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the patients.

VariableAll ()

Age
 Overall: median
 (interquartile range)
1.3 years 
(7 months–2 years)
 1–6 months7 (13)
 6 months–<1 year18 (32)
 1 year–5 years30 (54)
 >5 years1 (2)
Gender
 Male30 (54)
 Female26 (46)

Except as specified, values are counts (percentages).