Analysis of paediatric medical cases admitted to Children's Clinic Benin City.
Until the Paediatric Ward at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital was commissioned in August, 1973, the Children's Clinic of the Specialist Hospital, Benin City was the only unit for specialised treatment of sick children. From June 1972 when the Clinic was opened to May 1973 (12 month period)--56,000 children aged from a few days to 15 years were treated. 4720 (8.5%) of the total seen were admitted and 212 (4.5%) of total admission died. The average age for both children admitted and those who died was 2 years. While the average for in-patient care was 4 days, that for children who died was 2 days. So called tropical diseases except malarial infection and sickle cell anaemia were not common. The three commonest diagnoses were Enteritis, Respiratory infections and malaria.
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Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology