Identification and Resolution of Drug-Related Problems among Childhood Cancer Patients in Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients at the pediatric hematology/oncology ward of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 June to 25 October 2018.
Variable
Category
Number (%)
Age
≤1 year
10 (6.4)
>1 year to ≤5 years
71 (45.5)
>5 years to ≤10 years
65 (41.7)
>10 years to ≤15 years
10 (6.4)
Sex
Male
98 (62.8)
Female
58 (37.2)
Residence
Urban
86 (55.1)
Rural
70 (44.9)
Family history of cancer
Yes
6 (3.8)
Not known
150 (96.2)
Caregiver education
No formal education
21 (13.5)
Grade 1–8
55 (35.2)
Grade 9–12
42 (26.9)
College and above
38 (24.4)
Hospital stay
≤10 days
91 (58.3)
>10 days
65 (41.7)
Comorbid conditions
Yes
25 (16)
Hypertension
20 (12.8)
Retroviral infection
4 (2.6)
Congestive heart failure
1 (0.6)
No
131 (84.0)
Neutropenic fever presence
Yes
49 (31.4)
No
107 (68.6)
Total number of prescriptions per patient
≤10 drug prescriptions
58 (37.2)
>10 to ≤20 drug prescriptions
84 (53.8)
>20 drug prescriptions
14 (9.0)
Short hospital stay is defined as a hospital stay of less than or equal to 10 days in the ward.