| Characteristics |
Category |
Number (%) |
P-value |
CHR (95% CI) |
| Health facility (n=771) |
Health post |
455(59) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
Health centre |
316(41) |
0.000 |
1.475(1.232, 1.767) |
| Age of the child at admission(n=771) |
< or = 24 months |
427(55.4) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
> or = 24months |
344(44.6) |
0.218 |
1.115(0.937, 1.327) |
| Sex(n=771) |
Male |
390 (50.6) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
Female |
381 (49.4) |
0.743 |
1.029(0.867, 1.223) |
| Residence(n=771) |
Urban |
22 (2.9) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
Rural |
749 (97.1) |
0.760 |
0.914(0.516, 1.622) |
| Distance (time of travel) in hour(n=771) |
<or = 1 hour |
498(64.6) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
>or = 1 hour |
273(35.4) |
0.114 |
1.145(0.955, 1.372) |
| Referred by(n=771) |
Community volunteers |
78(12.7) |
0.672 |
1 |
| |
Self-referred |
256(33.2) |
0.416 |
1.126(0.846, 1.500) |
| |
From EOS or CHD |
346(49.9) |
0.697 |
1.056(0.802, 1.391) |
| |
Other(neighbours, screened by HEWs during home visit, from stabilization centre) |
71(9.2) |
0.720 |
0.932(0.632, 1.372) |
| Admission status(n=771) |
New |
224 (93.9) |
0.548 |
1 |
| |
Return after default |
27 (3.5) |
0.628 |
1.131(0.687, 1.863) |
| |
Readmission |
20 (2.6) |
0.328 |
1.339 (0.755, 2.377) |
| Diagnosis at admission(n=771) |
Kwashakor |
232 (30.1) |
0.373 |
1 |
| |
Marasmus |
512 (66.4) |
0.823 |
0.978 |
| |
Marasmic-kwash |
27 (3.5) |
0.197 |
1.436(0.829, 2.488) |
| Therapeutic feeding unit refusal(n=771) |
Yes |
14 (1.8) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
No |
757 (98.2) |
0.820 |
0.876(0.282, 2.728) |
| Appetite test on admission(n=771) |
Pass |
758 (98.3) |
0.885 |
0.919(0.295-2.863) |
| |
Fail |
13 (1.7) |
Reference |
1 |
| Routine medication (at least one) at admission and follow-up period(n=771) |
Yes |
310(40.2) |
0.921 |
0.991(0.832-1.181) |
| |
No |
461(59.8) |
Reference |
1 |
| Medical complication(at least one) on admission and follow-up period(n=771) |
Yes |
213(27.6) |
Reference |
0.926(0.754, 1.136) |
| |
No |
558(72.4) |
0.46 |
1 |
| Weight gain for the first three consecutive weeks(n=433) |
Yes |
394(51.1) |
0.135 |
1.424(0.896, 2.264) |
| |
No |
39(5.1) |
Reference |
1 |
| Oedema cleared on third week(n=167) |
Yes |
84(10.8) |
Reference |
1 |
| |
No |
83(10.9) |
0.649 |
0.929(0.676, 1.276) |
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