Incidence and predictor of mortality among pediatrics diagnosed with clinical meningitis in public hospitals in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract

Meningitis remains the major public health problem and a major cause of mortality and morbidity in patients in many countries of the world including Ethiopia. It needs timely diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and prevention. However, despite all effort at national and international level, still the incidence and mortality of meningitis is high with substantial burden in low- and middle- income country including Ethiopia and there was limited evidence about the incidence, and mortality of clinical meningitis among patients admitted due to diagnosis of clinical meningitis in our country including this study setting.