Predictors of recovery time from severe community-acquired pneumonia among paediatrics patients in selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an institution-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is a significant cause of morbidity worldwide and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 15 countries with the highest mortality rate due to pneumonia in children under 5 years of age. The aim of this study was to determine the recovery time from SCAP and factors in paediatric patients in selected hospitals in Addis Ababa.

Design, participants and setting

A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 407 randomly selected paediatric patients admitted with SCAP in Addis Ababa public hospitals from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Recovery time and recovery rate from SCAP were estimated using Kaplan-Meier and simple frequency sta

SUBMITTER: Sinishaw KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961574 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature