| Deceased children (n = 58) | Alive children (n = 179) | RR 95% [IC] | P |
Factors related to the mother |
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Age of mother ˂ 20 ans | 6 (10.3%) | 3 (1.7%) | 2.9 [1.7 - 4.9] | 0.002 |
Mother unschooled | 4 (6.8%) | 1 (0.5%) | 3.4 [1.7 - 4.9] | 0.003 |
Low socio-economic level | 48 (82.7%) | 123 (68.7%) | 1.8 [0.9 - 3.4] | 0.03 |
Factors related to the child |
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- Living conditions |
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Number of people per room ≥ 2 | 54 (93.1%) | 147 (82.1%) | 2.4 [0.9 - 6.2] | 0.04 |
Use of oil lamps | 28 (65.5%) | 75 (41.9%) | 2.0 [1.2 - 3.3] | 0.001 |
- Epidemiology |
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Age < 24 months | 28 (48.3%) | 39 (21.8%) | 3.3 [2.1 - 5.1] | 0.000 |
Female | 35(60.3%) | 69 (38.5%) | 1.9 [1.2 - 3.0] | 0.000 |
Breastfeeding | 33 (57.0%) | 72 (40.2%) | 1.6 [1.0 - 2.6] | 0.002 |
Vaccine Hib absent | 13 (22.4%) | 21 (12.0%) | 1.7 [1.0 - 2.8] | 0.04 |
Vaccine PCV7 absent | 21 (36.2%) | 25 (14.0%) | 2.3 [1.7 - 6.9] | 0.000 |
Sickle Cell | 8 (13.8%) | 5 (2.8%) | 2.7 [1.6 - 4.5] | 0.001 |
Antibiotic therapy before hospitalization | 45 (77.6%) | 60 (33.5%) | 4.2 [2.4 - 7.6] | 0.000 |
- Clinic |
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Coma | 14 (24.1) | 14 (24.1) | 5.3 [2.3 - 12.9] | 0.000 |
Hypothermia | 10 (17.2%) | 1 (0.55%) | 16.7 [1.9 - 146] | 0.000 |
Polypnoea | 55 (94.82%) | 96 (53.63%) | 10.4 [3.3 - 32.3] | 0.000 |
Respiratory distress | 57 (98.27%) | 76 (42%) | 44.5 [6.2 - 316] | 0.01 |
SpO₂ ˂ 90% | 35 (60.3%) | 9 (5.02%) | 6.6 [4.4 - 10.0] | 0.01 |
Severe dehydration | 5 (8.6) | 1 (0.55%) | 16.7 [1.9 - 146] | 0.000 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 9 (15.5%) | 14 (7.8%) | 2.8 [1.2 - 6.7] | 0.01 |
Positive HIV Serology | 9 (15.51%) | 10 (5.58%) | 2.0 [1.2 - 3.5] | 0.01 |
Duration of hospitalization ≤ 2 | 38 (65.5%) | 55 (30.7%) | 2.9 [1.8 - 4.7] | 0.000 |