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Table 1 Characteristics of the 457 severe pediatric malaria cases and the 1331 adult pneumonia cases from the Ouargaye District, (July 2007-June 2008).

From: Assessment of providers' referral decisions in Rural Burkina Faso: a retrospective analysis of medical records

Variables

Severe malaria

Pneumonia

 

N (457)

%

N (1331)

%

Patient characteristics

Age (months)

   0-11

135

29.5

  

   12-23

118

25.8

  

   24-35

106

23.2

  

   ≥ 36

98

21.4

  

Age (years)

    

   15-29

  

1117

83.9

   30-44

  

113

8.5

   45-59

  

47

3.5

   ≥ 60

  

54

4.1

Gender

    

   Male

260

56.9

609

45.8

   Female

197

43.1

722

54.2

Physical signs

    

   Present

348

76.1

395

29.7

   Absent

109

23.9

936

70.3

Referred

    

   Yes

55

12.0

4

0.3

   No

402

88.0

1327

99.7

Provider characteristics

Age of care provider (years)

   ≤ 30

336

73.5

701

52.7

   > 30

121

26.5

630

47.3

Gender of care provider

   Male

431

94.3

1268

95.3

   Female

26

5.7

63

4.7

Qualification of care provider

Nurses

376

82.3

918

69.0

Other providers*

81

17.7

413

31.0

  1. *Auxiliary Midwives, Itinerant Health Workers