Missed Opportunities for Nutritional Rehabilitation in Children Admitted to Surgical Wards

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Particulars	Frequency (%)
Gender
Male	100 (64.94)
Female	54 (35.06)
Habitat
Urban	36 (23.38)
Rural	40 (25.97)
Suburban	78 (50.65)
Ward
General surgery	108 (70.13)
Orthopedics	32 (20.78)
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)	14 (9.09)
Age
Mean (SD) (range)	2.32 (1.16) (29 days to 4 years)
Duration of stay
Mean (SD) (range)	5.84 (6.29) (1 to 37 days)