Table 1. Characteristics of children included in the analysis of time to recovery.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| 1. Admission characteristics | |
| Male, % (n) | 47 (305) |
| Age, months | 13.4 ± 8.4 |
| WHZ at admission | -3.0 ± 0.7 |
| MUAC at admission, mm | 113.1 ± 6.2 |
| HAZ at admission | -2.4 ± 1.3 |
| Admission criteria, % (n) | |
| WHZ only | 27 (171) |
| MUAC only | 39 (252) |
| both WHZ and MUAC | 34 (221) |
| Illness, % (n) | 79 (507) |
| Anaemia, % (n) | 80 (514) |
| Low birth weight, % (n)1 | 20 (84) |
| Breastfeeding, % (n) | 86 (552) |
| 2. Morbidity and compliance during treatment | |
| Malaria episode, % (n) | 16 (105) |
| ARI episode, % (n) | 47 (303) |
| Diarrhoea episode, % (n) | 27 (177) |
| Number of illness episodes, % (n) | |
| none | 16 (102) |
| one | 25 (163) |
| two | 18 (113) |
| three or more | 41 (266) |
| Number of skipped* visits, % (n) | |
| none | 48 (309) |
| one | 25 (163) |
| two or more | 27 (172) |
| Number of missed* visits, % (n) | |
| none | 65 (418) |
| one | 19 (120) |
| two or more | 16 (106) |
| 3. Household characteristics | |
| Maternal age, years | 27.9 ± 7.7 |
| Mother has some formal education, % (n) | 24 (154) |
| Caregiver is the household head, % (n) | 3 (21) |
| Number of children under 5 in the household, % (n) 1 | |
| only index child | 31 (201) |
| two | 34 (220) |
| three or more | 34 (218) |
| Using safe water source, % (n) | 83 (533) |
| Open defecation, % (n) | 77 (496) |
| Household is food secure, % (n) | 89 (575) |
| >30 min return distance from health centre, % (n) | 63 (407) |
| Urban setting, % (n) | 14 (89) |
Values are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated
1 Birth weight was only available for 410 children and number of children in the household for 639 of all 644 children included in the time to recovery analysis
* skipped visits refer to those that were planned and thus benefitted from double RUTF prescription as opposed to missed visits that were unplanned
ARI, acute respiratory infection; HAZ, height-for-age z-score; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; WHZ, weight-for-height z-score.