Table 4.
Univariate and Multiple analyses for predictors of recovery rate for children with SAM in TFCs of selected hospital, Ethiopia, 2013–2015
| Covariates | Recovered | Censored | Crude HR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted HR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Frequency | ||||
| Age group | |||||
| Less than 12 months | 102 | 85 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12–24 months | 92 | 68 | 0.73 (0.55, 0.97) | 0.032* | 0.78 (0.53, 1.14) |
| More than 24 months | 27 | 27 | 0.85 (0.55, 1.29) | 0.440 | 1.08 (0.62, 1.79) |
| Health Facility | |||||
| Debre Berhan RH | 153 | 136 | 1 | 1 | |
| Enat General H | 40 | 25 | 1.60 (1.12, 2.28) | 0.009* | 0.91 (0.47, 1.72) |
| Mehal Meda PH | 38 | 7 | 1.80 (1.29, 2.50) | 0.000* | 2.01 (1.34, 2.91)** |
| Complementary fed | |||||
| Yes | 143 | 136 | 1.46 (1.05, 2.01) | 0.023* | 0.89 (0.57, 1.41) |
| No | 50 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | |||||
| Present | 111 | 86 | 0.79 (0.6, 1.04) | 0.098* | 0.71 (0.51, 0.98)** |
| Absent | 95 | 72 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anemia | |||||
| Present | 28 | 23 | 1.34 (0.89, 1.99) | 0.155* | 0.94 (0.61, 1.46) |
| Absent | 177 | 125 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rickets | |||||
| Present | 51 | 28 | 0.683 (0.49,0.94) | 0.020* | 1.41 (0.98, 2.04) |
| Absent | 151 | 127 | 1 | 1 | |
| NG tube inserted | |||||
| Yes | 103 | 97 | 1.26 (0.95, 1.66) | 0.112* | 0.84 (0.60, 1.17) |
| No | 94 | 60 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bilateral edema | |||||
| Present | 42 | 188 | 0.50 (0.35, 0.71) | 0.000* | 0.59 (0.39, 0.90)** |
| Absent | 47 | 132 | 1 | 1 | |
N.B: (*) indicates that significant variables in Univariate analysis at 25% level of significance
(**) indicates that significant variables in Multiple analysis at 5% level of significance