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. 2021 Oct 1;16(10):e0258117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258117

Table 2. Clinical conditions of study participants.

Characteristics Frequency Percent
Nutrition Status Normal 252 93.6
MAM 14 5.2
SAM 3 1.1
Place of birth Home 12 4.5
Health center 145 53.9
Hospital 108 40.1
Private Clinic 4 1.5
Mode of delivery Vaginal Delivery 220 81.8
Cesarean Section 49 12.2
Prior intake of antibiotics Yes 216 80.3
No 53 19.7
Hospital visit Yes 49 18.2
No 220 81.8
Previous hospital admission Yes 21 7.8
No 248 92.2
Previous surgery Yes 2 0.7
No 267 99.3
Diarrhea for the last three months Yes 130 48.3
No 139 51.7
GI symptom Yes 120 44.6
No 149 55.4
Number of visits First 56 20.8
Second 63 23.4
Third 87 32.3
More than three 63 23.4

MAM: Moderate Acute Malnutrition SAM: Severe Acute Malnutrition GI: Gastroenteritis.