Table 3.

Medical Complications and Clinical Features of SAM Children Admitted in JUMC, Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit from September 2015 to September 2017

Variables	Category	Number	Percent
Complication at admission	Yes	356	94.9
	No	19	5.1
Diarrhea	Yes	268	71.5
	No	88	23.5
Pneumonia	Yes	111	29.6
	No	245	65.3
Anemia	Yes	159	42.4
	No	197	52.5
Dehydration	Yes	55	14.7
	No	301	80.3
Tuberculosis	Yes	54	14.4
	No	302	85.6
HIV (n=190)	Yes	15	3.5
	No	175	91.9
Shock	Yes	25	6.7
	No	350	93.3
Consciousness	Yes	304	81.1
	No	71	18.9
Malaria	Yes	21	5.6
	No	335	89.3