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 3

Routine medication and supplementation for 6–59-month-old children with severe acute malnutrition in the therapeutic feeding center of Pawi General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia (2013-2017) ().

Characteristics	Frequency (%)
Amoxicillin
Yes	389 (97.7)
No	9 (2.3)
Folic acid
Yes	396 (99.5)
No	2 (0.5%)
Deworming
Yes	342 (85.9)
No	56 (14.1)
Vitamin A
Yes	228 (57.3)
No	170 (42.7)
NG tube feeding
Yes	123 (30.9)
No	275 (69.1)
IV fluid
Yes	43 (10.8)
No	355 (89.2)
Breast feeding status
Exclusive breast feeding	277 (69.6)
Mixed	121 (30.4)
Blood transfusion
Yes	13 (3.3)
No	385 (96.7)
Antimalarial drug
Yes	37 (9.3)
No	361 (90.7)