| Reference ground | Number (N = 33) | (%) |
| Respiratory distress | 21 | 63.6 |
| Fever | 10 | 30.3 |
| Altered general condition | 9 | 27.3 |
| Cough | 2 | 6.1 |
| Rheumatic heart disease | 2 | 6.1 |
| Convulsion | 1 | 3 |
| Abdominal pain | 1 | 3 |
| Endocarditis | 1 | 3 |
| Undernutrition | 1 | 3 |