Table 2 Characteristics of suspected-sepsis patients in two secondary healthcare facilities, Abuja, October 2020 to May 2021
From: Baseline study for improving diagnostic stewardship at secondary health care facilities in Nigeria
Characteristics | n (%) N = 2924 |
|---|---|
Hospital | |
 Rural | 1777 (60.8) |
 Urban | 1147 (39.2) |
Age | |
 ≤ 5 years | 2105 (72.0) |
 6–14 years | 430 (14.7) |
 15–34 years | 197 (6.7) |
 35–54 | 130 (4.4) |
 ≥ 55 years | 62 (2.1) |
Sex | |
 Male | 1523 (52.1) |
 Female | 1401 (47.9) |
Place of residence (LGA) | |
 Bwari | 1858 (63.6) |
 Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) | 928 (31.7) |
 *Other | 138 (4.7) |
Patient type | |
 Outpatient | 2404 (82.2) |
 Inpatient | 418 (14.3) |
 Emergency | 102 (3.5) |
Department | |
 Paediatric | 1876 (64.2) |
 General outpatient | 477 (16.3) |
 Emergency | 491 (16.8) |
 Neonatal | 41 (1.4) |
 Female/male medical ward | 23 (0.8) |
 Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 16 (0.5) |
Temperature (°C) | |
 < 36 | 28 (1.0) |
 36–38 | 1141 (39.0) |
 > 38 | 387 (13.2) |
 Unknown | 1368 (46.8) |
Heart rate (beats/min) | |
 ≤ 90 | 312 (10.7) |
 > 90 | 139 (4.8) |
 Unknown | 2473 (84.6) |
Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | |
 ≤ 20 | 53 (1.8) |
 > 20 | 198 (6.8) |
 Unknown | 2673 (91.4) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |
 < 100 | 24 (1.0) |
100–130 | 116 (4) |
 > 130 | 83 (2.8) |
 Unknown | 2701 (92.4) |
Neurologic characteristics | |
 Altered mental state | 22 (1) |
 Conscious and alert | 901 (30.8) |
 Not specified | 1996 (68.3) |
Suspected focus of infection | |
 Gastrointestinal | 432 (14.8) |
 Respiratory tract infection | 207 (7.1) |
 Skin or soft tissue | 46 (1.6) |
 Bone or joint | 25 (0.9) |
 Urinary tract | 24 (0.8) |
 Wound or burn | 24 (0.8) |
 Central nervous system | 21 (0.7) |
 Genital | 10 (0.3) |
 Cardiac | 7 (0.2) |
 Other* | 31 (1.1) |
 Not stated | 2097 (71.7) |
Leukocyte count (mcL) | |
 < 4000 | 97 (3.3) |
 4000–12,000 | 1135 (38.8) |
  > 12,000 | 357 (12.2) |
 Unknown | 1335 (45.7) |
Neutrophils (mcL) | |
 < 1500 | 25 (0.9) |
 1500–8000 | 4 (0.1) |
 > 8000 | 1560 (53.3) |
 Unknown | 1335 (45.7) |
Malaria parasite test | |
 Positive | 705 (24.1) |
 Negative | 811 (27.7) |
 Pending | 565 (19.3) |
 Unknown | 843 (28.8) |