Variables

Effectifs

Percentage

Sex

Male

118

58

Female

86

42

Age group

Newborns

46

22.5

Infants

89

43.6

Children

69

33.9

Average age (months)

26.7 (extreme 0 and 192 months)

Mothers instruction & activity

Low level

139

68

Household activity

129

63

Mains pathologies

Newborn

∙ Perinatal asphyxia

27/46

58.7

∙ Bacterial infection

15/46

32.6

∙ Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn

6/46

13

Infant & children

∙ Malaria

101/158

64

∙ Acute bacterial meningitis

45/158

28.5

∙ Acute broncho-pneumopathy

43/158

27.2

∙ Vaso-occlusive sickle cell crisis

38/158

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