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)