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Table 5 Differences in morbidities by survival status among children aged 2–59 months admitted in public hospitals in the Lake Zone (N = 1130)

From: Morbidity and mortality of children aged 2–59 months admitted in the Tanzania Lake Zone’s public hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Symptoms and diagnoses

Survivors (%) n = 1046

Deaths (%) n = 84

Difference (p)a

Major symptoms

 Fever

923 (88.2)

72 (85.7)

0.295

 Vomiting

486 (46.5)

32 (38.1)

0.085

 Diarrhoea

372 (35.6)

25 (29.8)

0.175

 Cough

361 (34.5)

23 (27.4)

0.112

 Difficulty in breathing

166 (15.9)

23 (27.4)

0.007

 Convulsions

133 (12.7)

20 (23.8)

0.006

Major diagnoses

 Malaria

517 (49.4)

38 (45.2)

0.266

 Anaemia

372 (35.6)

48 (57.1)

<0.001

 Diarrhoea

288 (27.5)

17 (20.2)

0.091

 Pneumonia

221 (22.0)

28 (33.3)

0.009

 Malnutrition

214 (20.5)

28 (33.3)

0.006

 Urinary tract infections

112 (10.7)

1 (1.2)

0.001

 HIV

28 (2.7)

4 (4.8)

0.209

  1. ap values based on Pearson’s Chi square test