Table 2 Frequency of primary and overall diagnoses for 1137 admissions, Malawi 2004–2010
From: Hospital admissions from a pediatric HIV care and treatment program in Malawi
Primary diagnosis N (%) | All diagnoses N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Malnutrition | 302 (26.6 %) | 401 (13.6 %) |
Pneumonia | 212 (18.6 %) | 402 (13.6 %) |
Malaria | 112 (9.9 %) | 233 (7.9 %) |
Gastroenteritis | 68 (6.0 %) | 294 (10.0 %) |
Sepsis | 68 (6.0 %) | 330 (11.2 %) |
Other Infection | 53 (4.7 %) | 86 (2.9 %) |
PCP Pneumonia | 48 (4.2 %) | 74 (2.5 %) |
Tuberculosis | 45 (4.0 %) | 150 (5.1 %) |
Kaposi Sarcoma | 43 (3.8 %) | 66 (2.2 %) |
Anemia | 38 (3.3 %) | 174 (5.9 %) |
Neurologic | 28 (2.5 %) | 78 (2.6 %) |
Oncologic | 19 (1.7 %) | 21 (0.7 %) |
Pulmonary (including LIP) | 16 (1.4 %) | 38 (1.3 %) |
Medication Adverse Effect | 15 (1.3 %) | 18 (0.6 %) |
Candidiasis | 8 (0.7 %) | 393 (13.3 %) |
Hematologic | 5 (0.4 %) | 78 (2.6 %) |
Cryptococcal Meningitis | 4 (0.4 %) | 5 (0.2 %) |
Other | 36 (3.2 %) | 95 (3.2 %) |
Unknown | 17 (1.5 %) | 17 (0.6 %) |
TOTAL | 1137 (100 %) | 2951 (100 %) |