Research Article

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

Table 3

Final ED diagnoses.

Diagnoses

Pneumonia23 (41)
Upper GI bleeding20 (36)
Severe anemia20 (36)
Malaria10 (18)
HIV8 (14)
Tuberculosis3 (5)
Bronchitis1 (2)

Values are counts (percentages). Some patients had more than one diagnosis listed.