Table 4 Routine medication and supplementation of SAM children admitted to TFC of DPH, BGH, and MKCSH, from September 09, 2017, to April 04, 2021
Routine medication | Category | Frequency | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Amoxicillin (Oral) | Yes | 233 | 47.9 |
No | 253 | 52.1 | |
Folic acid | Yes | 344 | 70.8 |
No | 142 | 29.2 | |
Deworming | Yes | 169 | 34.8 |
No | 317 | 65.2 | |
Vitamin A | Yes | 249 | 51.2 |
No | 237 | 48.8 | |
Antimalarial drugs | Yes | 42 | 8.6 |
No | 444 | 91.4 | |
IV fluid | Yes | 160 | 32.9 |
No | 326 | 67.1 | |
IV Antibiotics | Yes | 413 | 85.0 |
No | 73 | 15.0 | |
Blood transfusion | Yes | 49 | 10.1 |
No | 437 | 89.9 | |
ResoMal | Yes | 215 | 44.2 |
No | 271 | 55.8 | |
Plumpy nut | Yes | 389 | 80.0 |
No | 97 | 20.0 | |
F100 Milk | Yes | 461 | 94.9 |
No | 25 | 5.1 | |
F 75 Milk | Yes | 431 | 88.7 |
No | 53 | 10.9 |