Bivariate associations between demographic characteristics, hospital admission clinical signs and clinical symptoms and mortality among children <5 years hospitalized with a respiratory illness in Siaya District Hospital, August 2009–July 2012.

aDefined as per the WHO IMCI case definition: Cough or difficult breathing and elevated respiratory rate;bDefined as per the WHO IMCI case definition: Cough or difficult breathing and any general danger sign or chest in-drawing or stridor in calm child;cElevated respiratory rate for age based on WHO IMCI algorithm; 60 breaths/minute; 2–11 months, >50 breaths/minute;12–59 months, >40 breaths/minute;dCombines responds to voice commands, responds to mild pain and unresponsive/unconscious;*All admissions including deaths;ŦEnrolled in research studies conducted by KEMRI/CDC (Malaria and TB studies);¥Variables that were not statistically significant at α = 0.05 are not shown on the table.