Table 2.
Treatment and feeding patterns of SAM children admitted at FHCSH from 2016 to 2019, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 476)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Routine antibiotics | Yes | 465 (97.7) |
| No | 11 (2.3) | |
| Intake of F-100 (n = 474) | Yes | 357 (75.3) |
| No | 117 (24.7) | |
| Intake of F-75 (475) | Yes | 353 (74.3) |
| No | 122 (25.7) | |
| Folic acid given | Yes | 363 (76.3) |
| No | 113 (23.7) | |
| Vitamin A given | Yes | 337 (70.8) |
| No | 139 (29.2) | |
| Nasogastric feeding (n = 472) | Yes | 144 (30.5) |
| No | 328 (69.5) | |
| Blood transfusion (n = 474) | Yes | 57 (12.0) |
| No | 417 (88.0) | |
| Appetite test (n = 471) | Failed | 121 (25.7) |
| Passed | 350 (74.3) |