Table 2. Factors associated with LOS to recover from SAM in children admitted to public hospitals in Aksum, 2019.
| Variable | Category | Recovery status | CHR (95% CI) | P-value | AHR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recovered | Recovered | |||||||
| N | % | N | % | |||||
| Age | 0–5 | 20 | 3.5 | 41 | 7.3 | 0.639(0.421, 0.969) | 0.048* | 0.702(0.369, 1.334) |
| 6–11 | 55 | 9.8 | 57 | 10.1 | 1.105(0.755, 1.616) | 1.102(0.711, 1.706) | ||
| 12–35 | 140 | 24.8 | 168 | 29.8 | 0.982(0.715, 1.348) | 1.012(0.717, 1.428) | ||
| 36–59 | 33 | 5.9 | 50 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Name of institution | AKU-CSH | 95 | 16.8 | 131 | 23.2 | 1.354(1.077, 1.702) | 0.01* | 0.775(0.573, 1.048) |
| St. Mary hospital | 153 | 27.1 | 185 | 32.8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Co-morbidities | Present | 144 | 25.5 | 219 | 38.8 | 3.103(2.384, 4.039) | <0.001** | 0.415(0.302, 0.570) |
| Absent | 104 | 18.4 | 97 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diarrhea | Present | 166 | 29.4 | 235 | 41.7 | 1.973(1.518, 2.565) | <0.001** | 0.573(0.415, 0.793) |
| Absent | 82 | 14.5 | 81 | 14.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vomiting | Present | 141 | 25.0 | 189 | 33.5 | 1.509(1.198, 1.901) | <0.001* | 0.883(0.684, 1.138) |
| Absent | 107 | 19.0 | 127 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fever | Present | 33 | 5.9 | 32 | 5.7 | 1.515(1.049, 2.187) | 0.027* | 1.066(0.695, 1.637) |
| Absent | 215 | 38.1 | 284 | 50.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hypothermia | Present | 39 | 6.9 | 43 | 7.6 | 1.929(1.391, 2.674) | <0.001* | 0.767(0.529, 1.112) |
| Absent | 209 | 37.1 | 273 | 48.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| HIV status | Reactive | 5 | 0.9 | 13 | 2.3 | 0.314(0.091, 0.583) | 0.004** | 0.391(0.194, 0.788) |
| Non-reactive | 107 | 19.0 | 174 | 30.9 | 0.984(0.087, 0.232) | 0.937(0.714, 1.231) | ||
| Unknown | 136 | 24.1 | 129 | 22.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pulse rate | Bradycardic | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.559(0.445, 0.702) | <0.001* | 2.227(0.676, 7.336) |
| Normal | 124 | 23.5 | 160 | 30.3 | 0.363(0.054, 0.762) | 1.363(1.054, 1.762) | ||
| Tachycardic | 101 | 19.1 | 136 | 25.8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Consciousness level | Conscious | 142 | 25.2 | 186 | 33.0 | 0.492(0.393, 0.616) | <0.001* | 14.29(0.00, 93.70) |
| Lethargic | 93 | 16.5 | 130 | 23.0 | 10.49 (6.78, 13.34) | 11.53(0.00, 75.59) | ||
| Comatose | 13 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Palmar pallor | Present | 89 | 15.8 | 122 | 21.6 | 2.036(1.610, 2.574) | <0.001** | 0.575(0.416, 0.794) |
| Absent | 159 | 28.2 | 194 | 34.4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Skin lesion | Present | 41 | 7.3 | 82 | 14.5 | 1.80(1.389, 2.332) | <0.001* | 0.982(0.697, 1.384) |
| Absent | 207 | 36.7 | 234 | 41.5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dehydration | Present | 148 | 26.2 | 231 | 41 | 2.143(1.645, 2.791) | <0.001* | 1.107(0.802, 1.528) |
| Absent | 100 | 17.7 | 85 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Shock | No | 233 | 41.3 | 310 | 55 | 0.196(0.080, 0.481) | <0.001* | 1.481(0.584, 3.755) |
| Yes | 15 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Folic acid | No | 111 | 19.7 | 69 | 12.2 | 1.427(1.090, 1.868) | 0.010* | 1.003(0.670, 1.502) |
| Yes | 137 | 24.3 | 247 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vitamin A | No | 110 | 19.5 | 76 | 13.5 | 1.575(1.214, 2.043) | 0.001* | 0.881(0.635, 1.223) |
| Yes | 138 | 24.5 | 240 | 42.6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| F-100 | No | 83 | 14.7 | 24 | 4.3 | 1.639(1.077, 2.493) | 0.021* | 1.284(0.779, 2.117) |
| Yes | 165 | 29.3 | 292 | 51.7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Plumpy nut | No | 226 | 40.1 | 56 | 9.9 | 2.774(2.073, 3.711) | <0.001** | 0.368(0.262, 0.518) |
| Yes | 22 | 3.9 | 260 | 46.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Other comorbidities: Malaria, TB, Pneumonia * = significant at p-value < 0.05, Length of stay (LOS)