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Table 3 Children’s clinical characteristics attending clinic at FHRH and UOGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia in 2019

From: Prevalence of childhood Cancer among children attending referral hospitals of outpatient Department in Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (n = 1257)

Percentage (%)

Chief complain (n = 1257)*

 Vomiting

71

5.65

 Diarrhea

136

10.82

 Fever

169

13.44

 Cough/Difficulty of breathing

355

28.24

 Abdominal distention (pain)

68

5.41

 Swelling

40

3.18

 Itching/rash

41

3,26

 Ear problem/pain/discharge

14

1.11

 Difficulty of swallowing

19

1.51

 Loss of appetite

17

1.35

 Chest pain

11

0.875

 Fatigue

28

2.23

 Eye problem

64

5.09

 Pain/burning sensation during urination

21

1.67

 Other**

213

16.95

  1. *A child may have more than one chief complain, ** those chief complains having less than 11 frequency were merged as others