Table 1 Frequency (%) of symptoms encountered and requested laboratory characteristics in febrile children below 5 years age at Omdurman Hospital, Sudan (N = 749)
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Symptoms | Â |
Cough | 398 (53.4) |
Shortness of breathing | 211 (28.2) |
Vomiting | 151 (20.2) |
Convulsion | 103 (13.8) |
Diarrhoea | 97 (13.0) |
Inactivity | 30 (4.0) |
Runny nose | 28 (3.7) |
Laboratory characteristics | Â |
Blood film for malaria | 322 (42.9) |
Leucocytes | 415 (55.3) |
Haemoglobin | 313 (41.7) |
Chest X-Ray | 133 (17.8) |
Rapid diagnostic test | 66 (8.8) |