| Variables | Severe anemia n (260) | % |
| Sex |
|
|
| Male | 152 | 58.4 |
| Feminine | 108 | 41.5 |
| Residence |
|
|
| In the same area of the hospital | 197 | 75.7 |
| Out of area (Transferred from other peripheral structures) | 63 | 24.3 |
| Age in months |
|
|
| 0 - 12 | 35 | 13.4 |
| 13 - 25 | 54 | 20.7 |
| 26 - 38 | 81 | 31.1 |
| 39 - 59 | 90 | 34.6 |
| Duration of hospitalization in days |
|
|
| 1 - 2 | 79 | 30.3 |
| 3 - 4 | 83 | 31.9 |
| 5 - 6 | 98 | 37.6 |
| Etiologies |
|
|
| Severe malaria | 129 | 49.6 |
| Severe malnutrition | 17 | 6.5 |
| Phytotherapy poisoning | 43 | 16.5 |
| AIDS | 21 | 8.1 |
| Intestinal verminosis | 50 | 19.2 |
| Supported |
|
|
| Blood transfusion | 226/260 | 86.9 |
| Antibiotic therapy and deworming | 219/260 | 84.2 |
| Antimalarial | 239/260 | 91.9 |
| Support treatment (antipyretic, analgesic, martial treatment, nutritional treatment, nursing, etc.) | 260/260 | 100 |