Table 5.
Factors (crude and adjusted odds ratios and confidence intervals) associated with early pediatric mortality in PED at TASTH, Addis Ababa from 2012 to 2016 inclusive
| Variables | Mortality | COR (CI, 95%) | AOR (CI, 95%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤24 h | > 24 h | ||||
| Age | |||||
| Neonate | 24 | 45 | 1.47 (0.73–2.98) | 0.96 (0.44–2.09) | 0.982 |
| Infant | 31 | 61 | 1.40 (0.73–2.72) | 1.15 (0.56–2.36) | 0.912 |
| Preschool age | 34 | 64 | 1.47 (0.77–2.81) | 1.57 (0.77–3.21) | 0.187 |
| School age | 21 | 58 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Duration of signs and symptoms | |||||
| ≤ two days | 57 | 77 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| > two days | 53 | 151 | 2.11 (1.33–3.35) | 3.22 (1.34–7.73)** | 0.004 |
| Sign and symptoms | |||||
| Fast breathing | 18 | 28 | 2.21 (1.00–4.88) | 2.78 (1.19–6.49)* | 0.020 |
| Fever | 15 | 20 | 2.58 (1.10–6.05 | 3.17 (1.28–7.86)* | 0.019 |
| Vomiting | 9 | 23 | 1.35 (0.53–3.42) | 1.48 (0.55–4.03) | 0.573 |
| Cough | 5 | 29 | 0.59 (0.20–1.76) | 0.70 (0.23–2.18) | 0.625 |
| Shortness of breath | 45 | 66 | 2.35 (1.23–4.49) | 2.45 (1.22–4.91)** | 0.006 |
| Other diseases | 18 | 62 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Hematological malignancy | |||||
| Yes | 4 | 11 | 0.74 (0.23–2.39) | 1.08 (0.29–4.03) | 0.814 |
| No | 106 | 217 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Diarrheal disease | |||||
| Yes | 85 | 208 | 3.06 (1.61–5.80) | 3.36 (1.69–6.67)** | 0.009 |
| No | 25 | 20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Malnutrition | |||||
| Yes | 24 | 67 | 1.49 (0.87–2.55) | 1.43 (0.79–2.57) | 0.226 |
| No | 86 | 161 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Other signs and symptoms included respiratory distress, swelling, coma, convulsion, grunting, abdominal pain, distension, headache, failure to suck
Note: -* Significant association (p-value < 0.05), −** significant association (p-value < 0.01), Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test = 0.985
COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio