Table 1.
Sociodemographic and admission characteristics of under-five children with SAM in ITFCs in South Wollo Zone, northeast Ethiopia, from September 11, 2014, to January 9, 2016.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Age of child in months (n=406) | ||
| 1–24 months | 345 | 85.0 |
| 25–59 months | 61 | 15.0 |
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| Sex (n=406) | ||
| Male | 229 | 56.4 |
| Female | 177 | 43.6 |
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| Place of residence (n=406) | ||
| Urban | 76 | 18.7 |
| Rural | 330 | 81.3 |
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| Clinical classification/diagnosis(n=406) | ||
| Only edema (kwashiorkor) | 60 | 14.8 |
| Only wasting (Wt/Ht) | 308 | 75.9 |
| Both edema and wasting (marasmic-kwashiorkor) | 38 | 9.4 |
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| Admission criteria (n=406) | ||
| Wt/Ht < 70% | 265 | 65.4 |
| W/A < 60% (marasmus) | 15 | 3.7 |
| Edema (kwashiorkor) | 71 | 17.4 |
| MUAC <110 mm | 55 | 13.5 |
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| Grades of nutrition edema (n=98) | ||
| Grade 1 (+) | 15 | 15.3 |
| Grade 2 (++) | 34 | 34.7 |
| Grade 3 (+++) | 49 | 50.0 |
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| Admission status (n=406) | ||
| New | 394 | 97.0 |
| Repeat | 12 | 3.0 |
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| Season of admission (n=406) | ||
| Summer (Jun. to Aug.) | 117 | 28.8 |
| Autumn (Mar. to May) | 92 | 22.7 |
| Winter (Dec. to Feb.) | 79 | 19.5 |
| Spring (Sep. to Nov.) | 118 | 29.1 |
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| Appetite test at admission (n=406) | ||
| Pass | 171 | 42.1 |
| Fail | 235 | 57.9 |
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| Breastfeeding status at admission (n=406) | ||
| No | 120 | 29.6 |
| Yes | 286 | 70.4 |