Table 4 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with treatment outcome of children in OTP, Wolaita Zone, 2014
Variables (n) | Categories | Treatment outcome | OR (95% CI) | AOR (% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recovered | Not recovered | ||||
Age (776) | <24 months | 213 | 118 | 0.95 (0.71,1.29) | |
≥24 months | 291 | 154 | 1 | ||
Sex (776) | Male | 243 | 119 | 1.19 (0.89,1.61) | 1.17 (0.85,1.62) |
Female | 261 | 153 | 1 | 1 | |
Referral system (572) | HEW | 66 | 23 | 1.66 (0.99,2.77) | |
Self-referred | 47 | 21 | 1.29 (0.74,2.45) | ||
Volunteers | 263 | 152 | 1 | ||
Distance from OTP (685) | ≤24 min | 253 | 116 | 1.50 (1.10,2.06)* | 1.53 (1.11,2.12)* |
≥25 min | 187 | 129 | 1 | 1 | |
Type of malnutrition (776) | Kwashiorkor | 178 | 50 | 2.47 (1.72,3.54)** | 2.62 (1.77,3.89)** |
Marasmic kwashiorkor | 29 | 16 | 1.25 (0.67,2.37) | 1.10 (0.53,2.27) | |
Marasmus | 297 | 206 | 1 | 1 | |
Length of stay (776) | ≤6 weeks | 245 | 124 | 1.13 (0.84,1.52) | |
>6 weeks | 259 | 148 | 1 | ||
RUTF intake (761) | Adequate | 364 | 184 | 1.14 (0.82,1.59) | |
Not adequate | 135 | 78 | 1 | ||
Diarrhea (776) | Absent | 486 | 252 | 2.14 (1.11,4.12)* | 2.13 (0.98,4.61) |
Present | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
Breastfeeding (746) | Yes | 188 | 103 | 0.97 (0.71,1.32) | |
No | 297 | 158 | 1 | ||
Amoxicilin provision (776) | Yes | 242 | 111 | 1.34 (0.99,1.80) | 1.52 (1.09,2.11)* |
No | 262 | 161 | 1 | 1 | |
Vitamin A intake (776) | Yes | 138 | 60 | 1.33 (0.94,1.88) | 1.41 (0.96,2.05) |
No | 366 | 212 | 1 | 1 | |
Date of min.wt. gain (774) | ≤3 weeks | 446 | 233 | 1.22 (0.78,1.89) | |
>3 weeks | 58 | 37 | 1 | ||