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 3

Most common ED provider’s diagnoses.

Age < 5 years	Overall (%)	Age ≥ 5 years	Overall (%)
Diagnosis		Diagnosis
Hernia (with/without obstruction)	31 (27.2%)	Sickle cell disease	11 (15.7%)
Intestinal obstruction	10 (8.8%)	Intra-abdominal malignancy	10 (14.3%)
Intra-abdominal malignancy	9 (7.9%)	Viral intestinal infections	8 (11.4%)
Abdominal pain of unknown origin	9 (7.9%)	Malaria	8 (11.4%)
Intussusception	7 (6.1%)	Appendicitis	5 (7.1%)
Malaria	7 (6.1%)	Abdominal trauma	4 (5.7%)
Sickle cell disease	6 (5.5%)	Constipation	4 (5.7%)
Lymphoma	5 (4.4%)	Hernia (with/without obstruction)	3 (4.3%)
Constipation	5 (4.4%)	Gastritis	3 (4.3%)
Hirschsprung	3 (2.6%)	Intestinal obstruction	2 (2.9%)