Table 3.

Predictors of out of hospital death (n=40) among children who died post-discharge (n=61)

Variable	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Sex (ref = male)	1.10 (0.38 – 3.19)	0.86
Age (per 1 month increase)	1.04 (0.99 – 1.10)	0.12
HIV positive	1.33 (0.31 – 5.86)	0.70
Bed net use (ref = always)
Sometimes	6.40 (1.22 – 33.47)	0.03
Never	8.00 (1.56 – 41.03)	0.01
Maternal education (ref = < P3)
P4 – P7	0.35 (0.07 – 1.87)	0.22
S1 – S6	0.19 (0.03 – 1.40)	0.10
Post-secondary	0.04 (0.00 – 0.54)	0.02
Maternal education (per category increase)	0.38 (0.19 – 0.79)	0.009
Distance (ref = <30 minutes)
30 – 60 minutes	4.00 (0.62 – 25.96)	0.15
> 60 minutes	3.20 (0.92 – 11.12)	0.07
Maternal HIV status (ref = negative)
Positive	1.38 (0.32 – 6.05)	0.67
Unknown	1.21 (0.27 – 5.42)	0.80
Water source (ref = municipal water)
Protected spring	12.00 (1.20 – 120.08)	0.03
Bore hole	8.00 (0.75 – 85.73)	0.09
Fast running stream	NA	NA
Slow stream	NA	NA
Shallow well	10.50 (2.58 – 42.68)	0.001
Early death (ref=<30days)	1.92 (0.65 – 5.68)	0.24
Discharged against medical advice	1.05 (0.33 – 3.33)	0.95
Length of stay (ref =<3 days)
3-5 days	1.15 (0.24 – 5.39)	0.86
> 5 days	0.72 (0.20 – 2.59)	0.61