Predictors and time to poor management outcomes among pediatric patients hospitalized with pneumonia in the Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia: a prospective follow-up study
Wagaye Alemu, Mebirat Ademassu, Firehiwot Belayneh, Yabibal Gebeyehu, Getachew Assefa Zenebe, Temesgen Leka Lerango · 2025
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Wagaye Alemu and co-authors follow children hospitalized with pneumonia in southern Ethiopia in a 2024 study. Pneumonia is a leading killer of children, especially where care access is limited. The prospective study tracked 484 children across several centers in the Gedeo Zone. The team measured time to poor outcomes and searched for predictors using survival analysis.
About seventy nine percent of children recovered, while a small share died, transferred, or left against advice. Poor outcomes occurred at a rate of four per hundred patient days. Other illnesses at admission, age, nutrition status, and residence each predicted poor outcomes. Very young age carried a particularly high risk. Readers see which hospitalized children need the closest watch.
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| CREATOR | Wagaye Alemu, Mebirat Ademassu, Firehiwot Belayneh, Yabibal Gebeyehu, Getachew Assefa Zenebe, Temesgen Leka Lerango |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |