Table 2 Characteristics of the study population (n = 551) of Bolivian children seeking hospital care for diarrheal episodes, 2007 - 2009
Characteristic | n | Frequency (Percent) or mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Caregiver relationship to child | 542 | ||
Mother | 493 | (91.0) | |
Father | 38 | (7.0) | |
Other relative | 11 | (2.0) | |
Male child | 550 | 302 | (54.9) |
Age of child (months) | 524 | 12.6 | (9.5) |
Rural residence | 458 | 81 | (17.7) |
SUMI† | 313 | 266 | (85.0) |
Hospital (City) | 536 | ||
Del Niño (La Paz) | 25 | (4.7) | |
Materno-Infantil (La Paz) | 25 | (4.7) | |
Boliviano Holandés (El Alto) | 61 | (11.4) | |
Germán Urquidi (Cochabamba) | 75 | (14.0) | |
Albina Patiño (Cochabamba)‡ | 203 | (37.9) | |
Mario Ortiz Suárez (Santa Cruz) | 147 | (27.4) | |
Number of people in household | 524 | 4.7 | (2.4) |
Average monthly household income (US$) | 551 | 242.50 | (200.00) |
Dual-income household | 477 | 145 | (30.4) |
Treatment-Seeking Behavior | |||
Sought treatment at least once previously to current visit | 467 | 384 | (82.2) |
Number of transportations taken to current visit | 428 | 1.3 | (0.5) |
Number of days child had diarrhea prior to current visit | 513 | 4.9 | (7.4) |
Severity of illness | |||
Child was an outpatient | 551 | 297 | (53.9) |
Child presented with at least one complication§ | 548 | 280 | (51.1) |
Child’s first episode of diarrhea in their life | 466 | 164 | (35.2) |