Factors associated with treatment outcome of acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis among patients less than 18 years in Mekelle City, Public Hospitals, North Ethiopia

Table 1 Demographic characteristic and clinical presentation of children < 18 years with PSAGN at comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Mekelle Hospital Mekelle. 2013–2015 (n = 334)

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Age in year	< 5 years	49	14.7
	5–9 years	142	42.5
	10–14 years	131	39.2
	15–18 years	12	3.6
Sex	Male	202	60.5
Sex	Female	132	39.5
Residential area	Urban	76	22.8
Residential area	Rural	258	77.2
Season of infection	Dry	171	51.2
Season of infection	Rainy	163	48.8
Reasons for presentation^a	General body swelling	274	82
	Facial swelling	60	18
	Bloody urine	180	53.9
	Oliguria	114	34.1
Nutritional status	Well nourished	52	15.6
Nutritional status	Under nourished	282	84.4
Duration of infection	Early (< 2 weeks)	58	17.4
Duration of infection	Late (> 2 weeks)	276	82.6
Source of infection	Sore throat	181	54.2
	Skin infection	110	32.9
	No history of infection	43	12.9
Length of hospitalization	< 2 weeks	76	22.8
Length of hospitalization	> 2 weeks	258	77.2
Complications^a	Hypertension	214	64.1
	Encephalopathy	56	16.8
	Heart failure	78	23.4
	Pulmonary edema	60	18
	Renal failure	22	6.6