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Table 1 Demographic characteristic and clinical presentation of children < 18 years with PSAGN at comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Mekelle Hospital Mekelle. 2013–2015 (n = 334)

From: Factors associated with treatment outcome of acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis among patients less than 18 years in Mekelle City, Public Hospitals, North Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency

%

Age in year

< 5 years

49

14.7

5–9 years

142

42.5

10–14 years

131

39.2

15–18 years

12

3.6

Sex

Male

202

60.5

Female

132

39.5

Residential area

Urban

76

22.8

Rural

258

77.2

Season of infection

Dry

171

51.2

Rainy

163

48.8

Reasons for presentationa

General body swelling

274

82

Facial swelling

60

18

Bloody urine

180

53.9

Oliguria

114

34.1

Nutritional status

Well nourished

52

15.6

Under nourished

282

84.4

Duration of infection

Early (< 2 weeks)

58

17.4

Late (> 2 weeks)

276

82.6

Source of infection

Sore throat

181

54.2

Skin infection

110

32.9

No history of infection

43

12.9

Length of hospitalization

< 2 weeks

76

22.8

> 2 weeks

258

77.2

Complicationsa

Hypertension

214

64.1

Encephalopathy

56

16.8

Heart failure

78

23.4

Pulmonary edema

60

18

Renal failure

22

6.6

  1. aMore than one answer was possible