Table 3.
Determinants of time to recovery for under-five children with SAM in ITFCs in South Wollo Zone, northeast Ethiopia, between September 11, 2014, and January 9, 2016.
| Variables | Survival status | Crude hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
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| Age (n=406) | ||||||
| 1–24 months | 259 | 86 | 1.19 (0.87, 1.62) | 0.276 | ||
| 25–59 months | 47 | 14 | 1 | |||
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| Sex (n=406) | ||||||
| Male | 198 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Female | 108 | 69 | 1.08 (0.85, 1.36) | 0.549 | ||
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| Place of residence (n=406) | ||||||
| Urban | 65 | 11 | 1.12 (0.85, 1.47) | 0.432 | ||
| Rural | 241 | 89 | 1 | |||
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| Clinical diagnosis (n=406) | ||||||
| Kwashiorkor | 45 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marasmus | 233 | 75 | 1.26 (0.91, 1.75) | 0.161 | 1.19 (0.86, 1.66) | 0.294 |
| Both Mar-Kwas | 28 | 10 | 1.34 (0.83, 2.17) | 0.228 | 1.34 (0.83, 2.16) | 0.238 |
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| Admission status (n=406) | ||||||
| New | 296 | 98 | 1 | |||
| Repeat | 10 | 2 | 0.77 (0.41, 1.45) | 0.414 | ||
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| Season of admission (n=406) | ||||||
| Summer | 106 | 11 | 1.02 (0.75, 1.38) | 0.913 | ||
| Autumn | 82 | 10 | 1.11 (0.80, 1.53) | 0.545 | ||
| Winter | 51 | 28 | 1.08 (0.75, 1.56) | 0.676 | ||
| Spring | 67 | 51 | 1 | |||
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| Appetite test at admission (n=406) | ||||||
| Pass | 129 | 42 | 1.05 (0.93, 1.17) | 0.439 | ||
| Fail | 177 | 58 | 1 | |||
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| Breastfeeding status at admission (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 87 | 33 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 219 | 67 | 1.39 (1.08, 1.79)∗ | 0.010 | 1.42 (1.10, 1.83)∗ | 0.008 |
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| Had the child comorbidities (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 45 | 6 | 1.18 (1.01, 1.38)∗ | 0.041 | 1.44 (1.03, 2.00)∗ | 0.031 |
| Yes | 261 | 94 | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Type of diarrhea (n=406) | ||||||
| Watery | 79 | 34 | 0.87 (0.59, 1.29) | 0.495 | ||
| Dysentery | 37 | 14 | 1 | |||
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| Degree of dehydration (n=406) | ||||||
| No dehydration | 73 | 25 | 1.11 (0.77, 1.56) | 0.558 | ||
| Some dehydration | 40 | 21 | 0.96 (0.66, 1.39) | 0.813 | ||
| Severe de | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
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| Antibiotic given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 14 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 292 | 94 | 0.86 (0.50, 1.47) | 0.579 | ||
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| Vitamin A given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 106 | 40 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 200 | 60 | 1.16 (0.91, 1.47) | 0.223 | ||
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| Deworming given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 168 | 58 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 138 | 42 | 0.99 (0.79, 1.25) | |||
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| Zinc tab given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Yes | 0.91 (0.72, 1.14) | 0.403 | ||||
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| Immunization status (n=406) | ||||||
| Fully immunized | 224 | 70 | 1.08 (0.86, 1.34) | 0.518 | 1.82 (0.99, 3.32) | 0.053 |
| Up to date | 70 | 23 | 1.20 (0.94, 1.55) | 0.151 | 1.86 (1.00, 3.50) | 0.052 |
| Not yet immunized | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Paracetamol tab/syrup given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 108 | 35 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 198 | 65 | 0.92 (0.72, 1.16) | 0.463 | ||
| ReSoMal given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 267 | 82 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 39 | 48 | 0.98 (0.70, 1.37) | 0.901 | ||
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| IV medication given (n=406) | ||||||
| No | 156 | 49 | 0.94 (0.84, 1.06) | 0.314 | ||
| Yes | 150 | 51 | 1 | |||
NB. ∗p value <0.05.