TABLE 7.
Risk factors for default from CMAM program1
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n (%) |
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| Risk factor | Defaulters | Cured | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P |
| Age group (n = 7671) (mo) | ||||
| 6–11 | 966 (31.4) | 1228 (26.7) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | <0.01 |
| 12–23 | 1551 (50.4) | 2364 (52.4) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | <0.01 |
| >24 | 559 (18.2) | 1003 (21.8) | 1 (—) | — |
| Caste category (n = 7199) | ||||
| Scheduled Caste | 1294 (44.8) | 1778 (41.3) | 1.1 (0.97, 1.3)2 | 0.106 |
| Other Backward Class | 1244 (43.0) | 1971 (45.8) | 0.99 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.907 |
| General | 356 (12.2) | 559 (13.0) | 1 (—) | — |
| WHO WHZ on admission (n = 7654) | ||||
| <−3 | 2184 (71.3) | 2887 (62.9) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.6) | <0.01 |
| ≥−3 to <−2 | 728 (23.8 | 1414 (30.8) | 1 (—) | — |
| ≥−2 | 151 (4.9) | 290 (6.3) | 0.99 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.910 |
| MUAC on admission (n = 7657) (mm) | ||||
| <100 | 446 (14.6) | 474 (10.3) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | <0.01 |
| 100 to <110 | 1323 (43.2) | 1716 (37.4) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.6) | <0.01 |
| 110 to <115 | 1049 (34.2) | 2075 (45.2) | 1 (—) | — |
| ≥115 | 245 (8.0) | 329 (7.2) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.8) | <0.01 |
| Child’s residence (n = 7671) | ||||
| Adjacent block | 1754 (57.0) | 2264 (49.3) | 1.1 (1.01, 1.2) | 0.025 |
| Biraul block | 1322 (43.0) | 2331 (50.7) | 1 (—) | — |
| Admission criteria (n = 7671) | ||||
| Old | 1485 (48.3) | 2069 (45.0) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) | <0.01 |
| New | 1591 (51.7) | 2526 (55.0) | 1 (—) | — |
| Referred into the program by ASHA (n = 7656) | ||||
| No | 3029 (98.9) | 4074 (88.7) | 10.2 (6.9, 14.9) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 33 (1.1) | 520 (11.3) | 1 (—) | — |
1
Nonresponders were not included in this analysis. CMAM, community-based management of acute malnutrition; MUAC, midupper arm circumference; WHZ, weight-for-height z score.
2
Included in regression model as borderline significance on univariate analysis (P = 0.08).