Table 3.
Factors associated with outcome of treatment of severe pneumonia in children in the study using univariate and multivariate analyses
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
| Adherence | 0.5 (0.2 − 1.4) | 0.271 | 2.3 (0.8 − 6.6) | 0.099 |
| Age | 0.8 (0.18 − 4.09) | 0.849 | 0.9 (0.9 − 1.1) | 0.255 |
| Sex | 0.8 (0.2 − 2.6) | 0.530 | 0.8 (0.3 − 2.1) | 0.701 |
| Clinical | 0.9 (0.4 − 2.2) | 0.913 | 1.0 (0.3 − 3.4) | 0.925 |
| Cough | 0.9 (0.2 − 3.5) | 0.961 | 1.2 (0.2 − 5.8) | 0.753 |
| Runny nose | 2.9 (1.2 − 7.1) | 0.017 | 0.3 (0.1 − 1.4) | 0.065 |
| Breathlessness | 2.1 (0.2 − 16.9) | 0.470 | 0.4 (0.1 − 4.0) | 0.479 |
| Grunting | 0.6 (0.2 − 1.3) | 0.429 | 1.6 (0.5 − 4.9) | 0.376 |
| Active alae nasi | 1.1 (0.2 − 5.4) | 0.834 | 0.7 (0.9 − 5.7) | 0.770 |
| Intercostal recession | 1.8 (0.2 − 14.6) | 0.567 | 0.3 (0.1 − 2.9) | 0.362 |
| Chest indrawing | 2.0 (0.2 − 15.9) | 0.512 | 2.2 (0.5 − 4.9) | 0.116 |