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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children aged 2–59 months admitted in public hospitals in the Lake Zone (N = 1130)

From: Morbidity and mortality of children aged 2–59 months admitted in the Tanzania Lake Zone’s public hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Number (%)

Source of the sample (region)

 Kagera

382 (33.8)

 Mara

269 (23.8)

 Mwanza

479 (42.4)

Sex of the child

 Male

552 (48.8)

 Female

547 (48.4)

 Missing

31 (2.8)

Age (months)

 2–11

354 (31.3)

 12–23

372 (32.9)

 24–35

191 (16.9)

 36–47

124 (11.0)

 48–59

89 (7.9)

Days before seeking health care

 < 2

152 (13.5)

 2–4

747 (66.1)

 5 +

223 (19.7)

 Missing

8 (0.7)