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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Treatment outcome among children under-five years hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in St. Mary’s hospital Lacor, Northern Uganda

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Mean age

24.2 (16.0)a

 

Sex:

Male

153

61.0

Female

98

39.0

HIV status:

Positive

70

27.9

Negative

156

62.2

Unknown

24

9.6

Exposed

01

0.4

¶ART:

Yes

23

32.9

No

47

67.1

Immunization status:

Up to date

155

61.8

Partial

56

22.3

Not immunized

4

1.6

Unknown

36

14.3

Temperature

<35 °C

15

6.1

≥35 °C

231

93.9

Degree of dehydration

Severe dehydration

24

9.6

Some dehydration

28

11.1

No dehydration

199

79.3

Degree of pallor

Severe pallor

34

13.5

Mild-moderate pallor

99

39.5

Not clinically pale

118

47.0

District of residence:

Gulu

86

34.3

Amuru

78

31.1

Oyam

54

21.5

Others

33

13.1

Type of severe malnutrition:

Oedematous

146

58.2

Non-oedematous

105

41.8

  1. a Mean and Standard deviation
  2. ¶ Only those with confirmed HIV positive status were considered
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