Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of children with SAM in the Amhara region, northwest Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Location of health facility | ||
| Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital | 401 | 30.82 |
| Debre Berhan Referral Hospital | 373 | 28.67 |
| Gondar Referral Hospital | 527 | 40.51 |
| Child's sex | ||
| Male | 591 | 45.43 |
| Female | 710 | 54.57 |
| Child's age | ||
| Under 6 months | 130 | 9.99 |
| 6–23 months | 865 | 66.49 |
| 2 years and above | 306 | 23.52 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 837 | 64.43 |
| Urban | 462 | 35.57 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
| No | 241 | 18.52 |
| Yes | 1,060 | 81.48 |
| Immunization status | ||
| Unimmunized | 90 | 6.92 |
| Incompletely immunized | 495 | 38.05 |
| Fully immunized | 81 | 6.23 |
| Unknown | 635 | 48.80 |
| Diarrhea | ||
| No | 794 | 61.03 |
| Yes | 507 | 38.97 |
| Pneumonia | ||
| No | 864 | 66.41 |
| Yes | 437 | 33.59 |
| Type of SAM | ||
| Marasmus | 888 | 68.26 |
| Kwashiorkor | 273 | 20.98 |
| Marasmus and kwashiorkor | 140 | 10.76 |
| Tuberculosis | ||
| Yes | 107 | 8.22 |
| No | 1,194 | 91.78 |
| HIV status | ||
| Positive | 54 | 4.15 |
| Negative | 885 | 68.02 |
| Unknown | 362 | 27.82 |
| Antibiotics | ||
| Given | 393 | 42.86 |
| Not given | 524 | 57.14 |
| Folic acid | ||
| Given | 859 | 65.82 |
| Not given | 446 | 34.18 |
| Vitamin A | ||
| Given | 763 | 83.30 |
| Not given | 153 | 16.70 |