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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of pediatric patients admitted to pediatric wards of NRH, February 1 to April 30, 2017

From: Medication prescribing errors among hospitalized pediatric patients at Nekemte Referral Hospital, western Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Socio demographic characteristics

Frequency and percentage

Male

Female

Total

Age

 Infant (1–12 months)

56 (14.58%)

56 (14.58%)

112 (29.17%)

 Toddler (1–3 years)

80 (20.83%)

36 (9.38%)

116 (30.21)

 Preschool (3–5 years)

28 (7.29%)

36 (9.38)

64 (16.67%)

 School age (5–10 years)

51 (13.28%)

10 (2.60%)

61 (15.88%)

 Adolescent (10–12 years)

26 (6.77%)

5 (1.30%)

31 (8.07%)

Total

241 (62.75%)

143 (37.24%)

384 (100%)

Body weight (kg)

 ≤ 5.0

20 (5.21%)

11 (2.86%)

31 (8.07%)

 5.1–10

76 (19.79%)

52 (13.54%)

128 (33.33%)

 10.1–15

60 (15.635%)

21 (5.47%)

81 (21.1%)

 15.1–20

20 (5.21%)

16 (4.16%)

36 (9.37%)

 > 20

20 (5.21%)

6 (1.56%)

26 (6.77%)

 Not recorded

45 (11.77%)

37 (9.64%)

82 (21.36)

Total

241 (62.77%)

143 (37.24%)

384 (100%)