The Burden and Outcomes of Abdominal Pain among Children Presenting to an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A Descriptive Cohort Study

Table 2

Reported associated complaints, vital signs, and physical findings.

Variable	Overall
	(%)
Reported associated symptoms
Fever	93/184 (50.5)
Vomiting	77/184 (41.8)
Diarrhoea	25/184 (13.6)
Cough	37/184 (20.1)
Decreased appetite	17/184 (9.2)
Weight loss	9/184 (4.9)
Nausea	5/184 (2.7)
Vitals signs
Temperature > 37.5°C	33/182
	14/184 (7.6)
	18/184 (9.8)
Capillary refill > 2 seconds	6/184 (3.3)
AVPU (abnormal)	9/184 (4.9)
Abdominal findings
Distension	95/184 (51.6)
Obvious mass/swelling	55/184 (29.9)
Tenderness	55/184 (29.9)
Normal Examination	33/184 (17.9)
Decreased bowel sounds	12/184 (6.5)
Increased bowel sounds	11/184 (6.0)

AVPU: Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive. children did not have temperature taken. on vital signs according to age [20].