Table 2.
Sociodemographic and baseline characteristics of 6–59-month-old children with severe acute malnutrition in the therapeutic feeding center at Pawi General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia (2013-2017) (n = 398).
| Variable | Character | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 223 (56.0) |
| Female | 175 (44.0) | |
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| Residence | Rural | 281 (70.6) |
| Urban | 117 (29.4) | |
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| Age of the child (months) | 6-11 | 97 (24.4) |
| 12-23 | 116 (29.2) | |
| 24-35 | 96 (24.0) | |
| 36-47 | 42 (10.6) | |
| 48-59 | 47 (11.8) | |
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| SAM diagnosis type | Marasmus | 198 (49.8) |
| Kwashiorkor | 188 (47.2) | |
| Marasmus-kwashiorkor | 12 (3.0) | |
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| Vaccination status | Appropriate for age | 166 (41.7) |
| Not appropriate for age | 147 (36.9) | |
| Not documented | 15 (3.8) | |
| Not vaccinated | 70 (17.6) | |
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| Hypoglycemia | Absent | 78 (95.0) |
| Present | 20 (5.0) | |
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| Dermatitis | Absent | 348 (87.4) |
| Present | 50 (12.6) | |
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| Dehydration | No | 190 (47.7) |
| Yes | 208 (52.3) | |
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| Vomiting | Absent | 261 (65.6) |
| Present | 137 (34.4) | |
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| Diarrhea | Absent | 191 (48.0) |
| Present | 207 (52.0) | |
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| HIV | Yes | 1 (0.3) |
| No | 397 (99.7) | |
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| Septic shock | Yes | 18 (4.5) |
| No | 380 (95.5) | |
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| Malaria | Yes | 76 (19.15) |
| No | 322 (80.9) | |
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| Anemia | Yes | 137 (34.4) |
| No | 261 (65.6) | |
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| Pneumonia | Yes | 195 (49. 0) |
| No | 203 (51.0) | |
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| TB | Yes | 27 (6.8) |
| No | 371 (93.2) | |
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| Hypothermia | Yes | 11 (2.8) |
| No | 387 (97.2) | |