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Table 5 Predictors of time to recovery from SAM in children admitted to Mettu Karl Specialized Hospital, Bedele General Hospital, and Darimu Primary Hospital Therapeutic Feeding Center Between September 09, 2017, to April 04, 2021

From: Severe acute malnutrition’s recovery rate still below the minimum standard: predictors of time to recovery among 6- to 59-month-old children in the healthcare setting of Southwest Ethiopia

Variable

Category

Recovery

CHR (95% CI)

AHR (95% CI)

Cured

Censored

Residence

Rural

282

128

1

1

Urban

52

24

1.46 (0.865, 1.011)

0.89 (0.635, 1.243)

Exclusive breast feeding

No

141

94

1

1

Yes

193

58

1.33 (1.071, 1.654)

0.93 (0.708, 1.213)

Complementary feeding status

No

167

108

1

1

Yes

167

44

1.98 (1.596, 2.456)

1.44 (1.073, 1.935) *

Fully Immunized

No

149

77

1

1

Yes

185

75

0.85 (0.683, 1.052)

1.08 (0.836, 1.386)

Edematous at admission

Yes

97

54

1

1

No

237

98

1.35 (1.063, 1.705)

1.23 (0.726, 2.073)

Pneumonia

Yes

125

61

1

1

No

209

91

1.42 (1.136, 1.774)

1.33 (1.049, 1.696) *

Anemia

Yes

32

23

1

1

No

302

129

1.46 (1.014, 2.102)

1.51 (0.863, 2.652)

Amoxicillin

No

13

80

1

1

Yes

161

72

1.64 (1.322, 1.039)

1.31 (1.021, 1.685) **

Folic acid supplementation

No

114

28

1

1

Yes

220

124

0.52 (0.418, 0.659)

1.82 (1, 237, 2.665) **

Vitamin A supplementation

Yes

160

77

1

1

No

174

75

1.29 (1.037, 1.594)

1.17 (0.927, 1.479)

Blood transfusion

No

308

129

0.64 (0.429, 0.955)

1.13 (0.616, 2.056)

Yes

26

23

0.64 (0.429, 0.955)

1.13 (0.616, 2.056)

Type of SAM

Marasmus

239

98

1

1

Kwashiorkor

72

40

0.67 (0.512, 0.867)

0.87 (0.507, 1.509)

Marasmic Kwashiorkor

23

14

1.27 (0.829, 1.958)

1.3 (0.652, 2.522)

  1. **Significant association P < 0.01, *p value < 0.05