Factors for severity N (%) Chi-square (X2) P. value
Oxygen therapy more than 24 hours 29 (100) 5.7 0.22
Hospital stay more than 4 days 29 (100) 20 0.0001
More than one antibiotic:
- Yes
- No
- Missed
20 (69.0 )
7 (24.1)
2 ( 6.9)
3.9 0.142
Association with other diseases:
- Yes
- No
20 (69.0)
9 (31.0)
3.5 0.01
Association with anemia:
- Yes
- No
15 (51.8)
14 (48.2)
4.26 0.039
Association with malnutrition:
- Yes
- No
12 (41.4)
17 (58.6)
20.1 0.0001
Table 5: Factors associated with X-ray severity of the disease (n = 29).