Time to Recovery from Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Predictors among Admitted Children Aged 6-59 Months at the Therapeutic Feeding Center of Pawi General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study

Table 2

Sociodemographic and baseline characteristics of 6–59-month-old children with severe acute malnutrition in the therapeutic feeding center at Pawi General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia (2013-2017) ().

Variable	Character	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	223 (56.0)
	Female	175 (44.0)
Residence	Rural	281 (70.6)
	Urban	117 (29.4)
Age of the child (months)	6-11	97 (24.4)
	12-23	116 (29.2)
	24-35	96 (24.0)
	36-47	42 (10.6)
	48-59	47 (11.8)
SAM diagnosis type	Marasmus	198 (49.8)
	Kwashiorkor	188 (47.2)
	Marasmus-kwashiorkor	12 (3.0)
Vaccination status	Appropriate for age	166 (41.7)
	Not appropriate for age	147 (36.9)
	Not documented	15 (3.8)
	Not vaccinated	70 (17.6)
Hypoglycemia	Absent	78 (95.0)
	Present	20 (5.0)
Dermatitis	Absent	348 (87.4)
	Present	50 (12.6)
Dehydration	No	190 (47.7)
	Yes	208 (52.3)
Vomiting	Absent	261 (65.6)
	Present	137 (34.4)
Diarrhea	Absent	191 (48.0)
	Present	207 (52.0)
HIV	Yes	1 (0.3)
	No	397 (99.7)
Septic shock	Yes	18 (4.5)
	No	380 (95.5)
Malaria	Yes	76 (19.15)
	No	322 (80.9)
Anemia	Yes	137 (34.4)
	No	261 (65.6)
Pneumonia	Yes	195 (49. 0)
	No	203 (51.0)
TB	Yes	27 (6.8)
	No	371 (93.2)
Hypothermia	Yes	11 (2.8)
	No	387 (97.2)