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)
Table 4: The Bivariate Cox-regression for prediction of recovery rate from SAM under OTP, Kamba district, South Ethiopia; January 2014.