Cohort studies assessing predictive values of self-rated health (SRH) and illiteracy on mortality in low-to-middle income countries are missing in the literature. Aiming to determine if these two vari
MEWS ≥4 and ≥5 were significantly associated with 7-day mortality. Of patients’ baseline features, HIV positive status; admission with a medical diagnosis, and documented blood pressure measurement in
GCS, Glasgow coma scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure; RR, respiratory rate; WBC, white blood cell count. Univariate mortality predictors at P<0.1 of geriatric patients with fever in the Emergency Dep