Deciphering risk factors for blood stream infections, bacteria species and antimicrobial resistance profiles among children under five years of age in North-Western Tanzania: a multicentre study in a cascade of referral health care system

Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of children

Characteristic		Number (%)
Sex	Boys	558 (58.7)
Sex	Girls	392 (41.3)
Age group	≤ 1 month	346 (36.4)
	2–12 months	209 (22.0)
	13–60 months	395 (41.6)
Weight (kg)^a	Normal	539 (56.7)
	Underweight	373 (39.3)
	Overweight	38 (4.0)
Residence	Rural	315 (33.2)
Residence	Urban	635 (66.8)
Mwanza city	No	313 (33.0)
Mwanza city	Yes	637 (67.0)
Current antibiotic use	No	545 (57.4)
Current antibiotic use	Yes	405 (42.6)
History of admission in the last 3 months^b	No	525 (86.9)
History of admission in the last 3 months^b	Yes	79 (13.1)
Presence of i/v line	No	254 (26.7)
Presence of i/v line	Yes	696 (73.3)
Presence of indwelling urinary catheter	No	930 (97.9)
Presence of indwelling urinary catheter	Yes	20 (2.1)
Co-morbidities^c	No	558 (58.7)
Co-morbidities^c	Yes	392 (41.3)
Presenting symptoms and signs
Fever	Yes	819 (86.2)
Tachypnoea	Yes	235 (24.7)
Tachycardia	Yes	186 (19.6)
Convulsions	Yes	123 (13.0)
Loss of consciousness	Yes	14 (1.5)

^a Weight adjusted to age; ^b Non neonates; ^c Malnutrition (n = 105), Respiratory tract infections (n = 86), Prematurity (n = 50), Congenital anomalies (n = 36: congenital heart diseases, neural tube defects, hydrocephalus and others), Anemia (n = 31), Sickle cell disease (n = 26), HIV (n = 19), Skin and soft tissue infections (n = 8); Necrotizing enterocolitis (n = 3); Amoebiasis (n = 2); Burn injury (n = 2); Rheumatic heart diseases (n = 2); Cerebral malaria (n = 1); Spinal injury (n = 1); Malnutrition and HIV (n = 17); Malnutrition and sickle cell disease (n = 3); Premature and HIV (n = 1)

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