Delayed care seeking for fatal pneumonia in children aged under five years in Uganda: a case-series study
Karin Källander, Helena Hildenwall, Peter Waiswa, Edward Galiwango, Stefan Peterson, George Pariyo
Volume 86, Number 5, May 2008, 332-338
Table 1. Timing in care seeking
| Timing | Median durationa |
|---|---|
| Illness before death (days) | 7 (2–30) |
| Before home treatment with drugs (hours) | 4 (1–24) |
| From illness recognition to seeking outside care (days) | 2 (0–3) |
| From first treatment to death (days) | 7 (2–14) |
a Values in parentheses are the interquartile ranges (IQRs).