Table 2: Diagnosis of the study participants.
|
Group 1 (Presented after 3 days) (n =62) |
Group 2 (Presented before 3 days (n =62) |
`Test of significance |
Diagnosis |
|
|
|
Severe malaria |
25 (40.3) |
22 (35.5) |
|
Pneumonia |
8 (12.9) |
11 (17.7) |
|
Febrile convulsion |
5 (8.1) |
9 (14.5) |
X2 = 11.1, p = 0.09 |
Diarrhoea disease |
7 (11.2) |
6 (9.7) |
|
Sepsis |
6 (9.7) |
4 (6.5) |
|
Measles |
5 (8.1) |
4 (6.5) |
|
Malnutrition |
2 (3.2) |
2 (3.2) |
|
Sickle cell anaemia |
1 (1.6) |
3 (4.8) |
|
Acute kidney injury |
1 (1.6) |
0 (0.0) |
|
Meningitis |
1 (1.6) |
1 (1.6) |
|
Retroviral disease |
1 (1.6) |
0 (0.0) |
|