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Table 3 Proportional hazards Cox model multiple variable analyses of determinants of survival of children admitted to OTP in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Factors associated with child survival in children admitted to outpatient therapeutic program at public health institutions in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Cured n (%)

Censored n (%)

AHR (95% CI)

Distance of HI from residence

 < 2 h

141 (97.9)

3 (2.1)

2.91 (2.18, 3.88)*

 ≥ 2 h

97 (68.3)

45 (31.7)

1

Number of < 5 children in the household

 1

149 (86.1)

24 (13.9)

0.95 (0.70, 1.27)

 2–3

89 (78.8)

24 (21.2)

1

Deworming given

 Yes

38 (88.4)

5 (11.6)

0.93 (0.58, 1.49)

 No

200 (82.3)

43 (17.7)

1

Vitamin A supplementation

 No

151 (77.4)

44 (22.6)

0.39 (0.25, 0.59)*

 Yes

87 (95.6)

4 (4.4)

1

Cough at admission

 Yes

4 (36.4)

7 (63.6)

0.62 (0.21, 1.81)

 No

234 (85.1)

41 (14.9)

1

Antibiotic given

 No

136 (86.1)

22 (13.9)

1

 Yes

102 (79.7)

26 (20.3)

1.38 (1.01, 1.89)*

Measles vaccination

 No

58 (80.6)

14 (19.4)

1

 Yes

180 (84.1)

34 (15.9)

1.49 (0.90, 2.46)

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05