Abstract
Background: Meningitis happens all the more ordinarily during the main month of life than during some other ensuing period and it is related with high horribleness and mortality.
 Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the outcomes of meningitis treatment and its associated risk factors among the children.
 Methodology: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted on 400 children, sample size was calculated by using Slovin’s Formula “n=N÷(1+Ne2)” at 0.05 margin of error and by using convenience sampling. Patients who were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis aged from 0 to 18 years were included in the study. Data was collected by well-structured questionnaire. SPSS version 23.0 was used to analyze the data. Multivariate logistic and Bivariate regression analyses was performed to analyze the data. P value ≤0.05 was considered as statistical significant. Results: 262 (65.5%) males were reported and females were 138 (34.5%). Sepsis was found in 24 (6%) patients due to meningitis. Outcomes of the treatment of meningitis patients were found good among 308 (77%) patients.
 Conclusion: It was concluded that adjustments of starting anti-toxin routine, level of obviousness at hospitalization and season of show to the medical care office from indication beginning altogether affected therapy results of intense bacterial meningitis in youngsters.
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