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Table 2 Presenting features of disease in cases and controls after matching

From: Under-five mortality pattern and associated risk factors: a case-control study at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, Ghana

Presenting features of disease

Cases number, %

Controls number, %

p-value

Fever

100 (83.3)

104 (86.7)

0.450

Vomiting

61 (50.8)

48 (40.0)

0.069

Cough

54 (45.0)

49 (40.8)

0.466

Diarrhoea

58 (48.3)

45 (37.5)

0.053

Noisy/Difficulty in breathing

52 (43.3)

25 (20.8)

<0.001

Pallor

67 (55.8)

10 (8.3)

<0.001

Poor feeding

34 (28.3)

29 (24.2)

0.465

Appearance (Lethargic)

36 (30.0)

10 (8.3)

<0.001

Appearance (Ill-looking)

31 (25.8)

7 (5.8)

<0.001

Febrile convulsion

22 (18.3)

7 (5.8)

0.004

Altered sensorium/unconscious

22 (18.3)

3 (2.5)

<0.001

Skin Lesions

17 (14.2)

6 (5.0)

0.008

Jaundice

7 (5.8)

7 (5.8)

0.763

Hepatomegaly

10 (8.3)

1 (0.8)

0.007

Oedema

10 (8.3)

0

0.002

General Malaise

4 (3.3)

3 (2.5)

0.706

“Coca-Cola” urine (dark urine)

3 (2.5)

3 (2.5)

1.000

Developmental delay

3 (2.5)

1 (0.8)

0.317

Bleeding

2 (1.7)

0

0.500

Hypoglycaemia

2 (1.7)

0

0.500

Splenomegaly

2 (1.7)

0

0.500

Abdominal Pain

1 (0.8)

0

1.000

Headache

1 (0.8)

0

1.000