Table 5.
Factors associated with treatment outcome
| Variable | 95 % CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P-value | Lower | Upper | |
| CFR | |||
| Vitamin A | 0⋅67 | −0⋅12 | 0⋅19 |
| Antibiotic given | 0⋅00 | 0⋅27 | 0⋅55 |
| Muac | 0⋅01 | −0⋅09 | −0⋅01 |
| Sex | 0⋅00 | 0⋅07 | 0⋅24 |
| HIV status | 0⋅00 | 0⋅44 | 0⋅70 |
| Hospital category | 0⋅03 | −0⋅20 | −0⋅10 |
| Blood transfusion | 0⋅00 | −0⋅52 | −0⋅31 |
| SAM type | 0⋅00 | 0⋅22 | 0⋅40 |
| Treatment at admission | 0⋅00 | 0⋅07 | 0⋅26 |
| Infection at admission | 0⋅00 | −0⋅28 | −0⋅08 |
| LOS | |||
| MUAC | 0⋅17 | −0⋅92 | 0⋅16 |
| HIV status | 0⋅10 | −3⋅16 | 0⋅27 |
| Vitamin A supplementation | 0⋅03 | −4⋅24 | −0⋅22 |
| Antibiotic given | 0⋅02 | −4⋅07 | −0⋅35 |
| Iron supplementation | 0⋅03 | −5⋅43 | −0⋅31 |
| SAM type | 0⋅02 | −2⋅59 | −0⋅21 |