To investigate the prevalence and risk factors associated with severe pneumonia in children.
Data collected from a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia.
Population studied included children under 5 years old.
Complications and mortality rates analyzed from cases of severe pneumonia.
Severe pneumonia prevalence was notably higher in children under 5.
Parapneumonic effusion developed in 31.46% of severe pneumonia cases.
The overall mortality rate for severe pneumonia was 4.54%.
Abstract
A higher prevalence of severe pneumonia was observed in children under 5 years of age. Disease progression to parapneumonic effusion occurred in 31.46% of cases, and the mortality rate was 4.54%.