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 5
Predictors of recovery time from severe acute malnutrition among 6–59-month-old children admitted in the therapeutic feeding center of Pawi General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia (2013-2017).
Characteristics
Recovered
Censored
CHR (95% CI)
value
AHR (95% CI)
Residence
Rural
174
106
1
1
Urban
88
30
1.35 (1.05, 1.75)
0.0139
1.23 (0.93, 1.61)
Age
6-23
131
82
1
1
24-59
131
54
1.19 (0.80, 1.30)
0.200
1.2 (0.92, 1.57)
Malaria
Yes
46
29
1
1
No
216
107
1.90 (1.38, 2.62)
0.001
1.54 (1.09, 2.17)
Diarrhea
Absent
128
63
1
1
Present
134
73
0.81 (0.64, 1.04)
0.072
1.17 (0.88, 1.55)
TB
Yes
13
14
1
1
No
249
122
2.05 (1.17, 3.60)
0.0053
2.03 (1.11, 3.71)
Pneumonia
Absent
147
55
1
1
Present
115
82
0.76 (0.59, 0.97)
0.018
1.02 (0.77, 1.34)
Dermatitis
Absent
222
125
1
1
Present
40
11
1.77 (1.25, 2.49)
0.139
1.36 (0.93, 2.00)
Hypoglycemia
Absent
257
120
1
1
Present
5
16
0.39 (0.14, 1.05)
0.144
0.41 (0.15, 1.12)
Vaccination status
Appropriate for age
138
28
1
1
Not appropriate for age
108
124
0.68 (0.53, 0.87)
0.0009
0.73 (0.55, 0.95)
Anemia
Yes
79
58
1
1
No
183
78
1.88 (1.44, 2.47)
0.001
1.66 (1.23, 2.23)
Vomiting
Yes
177
84
0.73 (0.56, 0.95)
0.122
0.85 (0.64, 1.13)
No
85
52
1
1
Breast feeding status
Exclusive
200
77
1
1
Mixed
62
59
0.55 (0.41, 0.73)
0.001
0.59 (0.44, 0.81)
ReSoMal
Yes
163
74
1
1
No
99
62
1.38 (1.07, 1.78)
0.114
1.27 (0.94, 1.69)
The global proportionality assumption test ( value = 0.2536).
