Table 2 Common childhood cause of morbidity among critically ill children admitted to PICU at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (n = 241)
Variables | Case (n = 81) | Control (n = 160) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq. | % | Freq. | % | |
Sepsis /infection | 26 | 32.1 | 18 | 11.2 |
Shock | 51 | 63.0 | 48 | 30.0 |
Heart failure | 11 | 13.6 | 9 | 5.6 |
Diabetes mellitus | 6 | 7.4 | 7 | 4.4 |
Congenital heart disease | 12 | 14.8 | 13 | 8.1 |
Meningitis | 10 | 12.3 | 29 | 18.1 |
Nephrotic syndrome | 17 | 21.0 | 5 | 3.1 |
Nephritic syndrome | 23 | 28.4 | 15 | 9.4 |
Systemic lupus erythematous | 14 | 17.3 | 6 | 3.8 |
Severe malaria | 7 | 8.6 | 7 | 4.4 |
Malignancy | 11 | 13.6 | 16 | 10.0 |
Pneumonia | 20 | 24.7 | 29 | 18.1 |
Guillain-barre Syndrome | 1 | 1.2 | 16 | 10.0 |
Hypertension | 25 | 30.9 | 15 | 9.4 |
Severe acute malnutrition | 14 | 17.3 | 16 | 10.0 |
Surgical-related disease* | 18 | 22.2 | 39 | 24.4 |
Exposure to herbal medication | 29 | 35.8 | 18 | 11.2 |
Exposure to nephrotoxic drug | 18 | 22.2 | 13 | 8.1 |