Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
Variables | N=330 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (Days) | ||
0 – 6 | 253 | 76.7 |
7 – 28 | 77 | 23.3 |
Sex | ||
Male | 170 | 51.5 |
Female | 160 | 48.5 |
Weight (gm) | ||
≤ 2500 | 109 | 33 |
> 2500 | 221 | 67 |
Maturity | ||
Preterm | 77 | 23.3 |
Term | 253 | 76.7 |
Clinical features (signs & symptoms) | ||
Fever | 302 | 91.5 |
Hypothermia | 8 | 2.4 |
Inability to feed | 206 | 62.4 |
Bulging fontanelle | 33 | 10.0 |
Difficulty in breathing | 73 | 22.1 |
Lower chest wall in drawing | 89 | 27.0 |
Convulsions | 10 | 3.0 |
Umbilical pus discharge with hyperaemia | 317 | 96.1 |
Skin rash with pus spots | 31 | 9.4 |
Jaundice | 44 | 13.3 |