Table 3 Bi-variable and multivariable Cox regression to determine predictors of attrition rate from SAM inpatient treatment center

Age

 ≥ 24 months

458 (60.26)

42 (5.52)

416 (54.7)

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1

25–48 months

219 (28.82)

22 (2.89)

197 (25.9)

1.2 (.68;2.2)

1.19 (0.6;2.2)

48–60 months

83 (10.92)

7 (0.92)

76 (10.1)

2.11 (.86;1.9)

1.8 (0.7:1.5)

Sex

Male

330 (43.82)

47 (6.18)

283 (37.2)

2.3 (1.3:4.1)

1.56 (.85;2.78)

Female

430 (56.18)

24 (3.15)

406 (53.4)

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1

Resident

Rural

570 (74.16)

6 (0.78)

184 (24.2)

6.3 (1.5;26.1)

6.3 (1.6;26.4)

Urban

190 (27.84)

65 (8.55)

505 (66.4)

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1

Anemia

 ≥ 10 mg/dl

511 (66.24)

20 (2.6)

482 (63.4)

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1

 < 10 mg/dl

258 (33.76)

51 (6.7)

207 (27.2)

5.1 (2.8;9.3)

1.7 (0.9:2.1)

Diarrheas

Yes

409 (53.82)

33 (4.4)

376 (49.4)

1.7 (0.77;2.9)

1.2 (0.8;2.4)

No

351 (46.18)

38 (5.0)

313 (41.1)

1

1

Vitamin A

Given

584 (76.84)

56 (7.36)

528 (69.4)

1.3 (.67;2.5)

1.5 (.7;2.6)

Not given

176 (23.16)

15 (1.9)

161 (21.1)

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1

Folic acids

Given

525 (69.08)

50 (6.57)

475 (62.5)

1.3 (0.7;2.3)

1.3 (0.6;2.4)

Not given

235 (30.92)

21 (2.7)

214 (28.15)

1

Pneumonia

Yes

452 (59.47)

61 (8.1)

397 (52.2)

2.9 (2.4;10.3)

1.2 (0.8;3.2)

No

308 (40.53)

10 (1.3)

292 (38.4)

1

1

TB

Present

45 (5.92)

6 (0.78)

39 (5.13)

1.1 (0.26;4.5)

1.1 (0.3;1.2)

Absent

715 (94.08)

65 (8.5)

650 (85.5)

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1

Family size

 ≤ 4

487 (64.97)

25 (3.2)

462 (60.78)

1

1

 > 5

273 (35.1%)

46 (6.1)

227 (29.8)

3.1 (1.7;5.4)

0.9 (.7;1.4)

Deworming

Yes

331 (43.55)

36 (4.7)

295 (38.8)

1

No

429 (56.45)

35 (4.6)

394 (51.8)

1.2 (0.68;2.0)

1.1 (0.7;2)

Amoxicillin

Given

624 (82.11)

62 (8.2)

662 (87.1)

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1

Not given

136 (17.89)

9 (1.1)

127 (16.7)

0.9 (.43;1.95)

0.9 (.43;1.9)

Vaccine status

Completed

572 (75.26)

54 (7.1)

518 (68.1)

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1

Not completed

188 (24.74)

17 (2.2)

171 (22.5)

1.3 (.69;2.64)

1.1 (.5;2.2)

HIV infection

Positive

42 (5.53)

5 (0.6)

37 (4.86)

1.1 (.45;2.9)

1.1 (.3;2.1)

Negative

718 (94.47)

66 (8.6)

652 (85.78)

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1

Skin infection

Yes

290 (38.16)

36 (4.7)

254 (33.4)

1.4 (.80;2.4)

1.2 (.6;2.1)

No

470 (61.84)

35 (4.6)

435 (57.2)

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1

Zink supplement

Yes

349 (45.9)

33 (4.3)

373 (49.1)

1

1

No

411 (54.08)

38 (5.0)

316 (41.5)

1.2 (.64;1.9)

0.8 (.6;1.9)

Maternal education

Formally educated

516 (67.89)

16 (2.2)

500 (65.7)

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1

Had No formal education

244 (32.2)

55 (7.2)

189 (24.8)

9.6 (4.8;19.2)

5.3 (2.6:10.9)

Admission types

New

685 (90.13)

42 (5.5)

643 (84.6)

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1

Re-admission

75 (9.8)

29 (3.8)

46 (6.1)

4.9 (2.7;8.4)

2.8 (1.5;5.3)