Dengue Fever: A Study of Clinical Presentation at Tertiary Hospital in Peshawar

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of clinical presentation of dengue fever children.

Study Design: Descriptive / cross sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Pediatrics, KMC/MTI KTH Peshawar from Jan to Dec 2017.

Materials and Methods: The study duration was 6 months and a total of 68 patients were studied by, 95% confidence level and 7% margin of error using WHO software for sample size. The SPSS latest version was used to analyze the data. For continuous data while for categorical one frequencies and % ages were calculated and the dated was prepared in tabulated form.

Results: In this study 68 patients with clinical manifestations and diagnosis confirmed on laboratory by Dengue NS1 were included in the study. Male to female ratio was 1.3: 1. The majority of the patients were in the age group of 6-10 years. Vomiting malaise, skin manifestations and headache were the most common presentations making. Hospital outcome was good.

Conclusion: Dengue fever is one of the most common problems affecting population equally around the globe and if managed carefully can have good prognosis.