Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of septicemia suspected patients at a hospital, in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Age

1mo-<12mo

48

22.4

1–5 years

51

23.8

6–10 years

41

19.2

11–15 years

16

7.5

> 15 years

58

27.1

Sex

Male

109

50.9

Female

105

49.1

Residence

Rural

130

60.7

Urban

84

39.3

Patient ward

Surgery

13

6.1

Emergency

12

5.6

Pediatric

154

72

Medical

21

9.8

ICU

14

6.5

Fever

Yes

137

64

No

77

36

Temperature

_<37 ^0C

74

34.6

_>37 ^0C

140

65.4

Previous medical procedure

Yes

43

20.1

No

171

79.9

Previous hospital admission

Yes

56

26.2

No

158

73.8

Co morbidity

Yes

87

40.7

No

127

59.3

Type of chronic disease

18

8.4

HIV/ADIS

20

9.3

Diabetes mellitus

12

5.6

Chronic liver disease

10

4.7

Chronic kidney disease

30

14.5

Chronic heart disease

123

57.5

Wound case

Yes

36

16.8

No

178

83.2

Burn Case

Yes

11

5.1

No

203

94.9

Length of hospital stay

< 5 days

23

10.7

> 5days

191

89.3