Table 2 Clinicians primary and secondary discharge diagnosis of children with severe anaemia
Diagnosis | Primary | Secondary | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Anaemia | 760 | 960 | 1720 (76) |
Plasmodium falciparum malaria | 730 | 316 | 1046 (46) |
Severe malnutrition | 218 | 66 | 284 (13) |
Lower respiratory tract infection | 118 | 79 | 197 (9) |
Sickle cell disease | 148 | 33 | 181 (8) |
Septicaemia/Sepsis | 66 | 55 | 121 (5) |
Gastroenteritis | 33 | 23 | 56 (2) |
Encephalopathy | 16 | 17 | 33 (1) |
Neonatal jaundice | 23 | 10 | 33 (1) |
HIV exposed or infected | 19 | 39 | 58 (3) |
Other | 124 | 151 | 275 (12) |
Not recorded | 10 | 10 (0.4) | |
Total | 2265 | 1749 |