Table 1 Patient profiles and Medication related factors among hospitalized children in Nekemte Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia, from February 24 to March 28, 2014 (n = 233)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 84 | 36.1 % |
Male | 149 | 63.9 % | |
Age Category in days | ≤28 (Neonates) | 36 | 15.5 % |
29-365 (Infants) | 75 | 32.2 % | |
366-1095 (Toddlers) | 43 | 18.5 % | |
1096-1825 (Preschoolers) | 31 | 13.3 % | |
1826-3650 (School-aged children) | 29 | 12.4 % | |
3651-5110 (Adolescents) | 19 | 8.2 % | |
Length of hospital stay in days | <5 | 162 | 69.5 % |
≥5 | 71 | 30.5 % | |
Number of disease | 1 | 139 | 59.7 % |
2 | 79 | 33.9 % | |
≥3 | 15 | 6.4 % | |
Number of medication used per patient | 1-3 | 63 | 27.0 % |
4-6 | 128 | 54.9 % | |
≥7 | 42 | 18.0 % | |
Route of administration | PO | 42 | 18.0 % |
IV | 107 | 45.9 % | |
IV + PO | 72 | 30.9 % | |
Others | 12 | 5.2 % |