Table 3.
Final list of candidate predictors for predictive model, N = 30
Clinical | Laboratory | Social/demographic |
Height | Hemoglobin | Bed net use |
Weight | HIV status | Maternal age |
Mid-upper arm circumference | Malaria blood smear | Maternal education |
Heart rate | Maternal HIV status | |
Respiratory rate | Maternal death | |
Systolic blood pressure | Number of siblings | |
Diastolic blood pressure | Sibling deaths | |
Temperature (axillary) | Distance (time) | |
Oxygen saturation | Distance (cost) | |
Blantyre coma scale | Availability of latrine | |
Immunization status | Water source | |
Prior antibiotic use | Boiling of drinking water | |
Prior antimalarial use | ||
Time since last hospitalization | ||
Duration of illness |