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Table 3 Clinical characteristics associated with treatment outcome

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

 

Cured N = 168(%)

Died N = 30(%)

Potentially unsatisfactory N = 53(%)

χ 2

P-value

Vomiting

Yes

41(65.0)

11(17.5)

11(17.5)

2.710

0.258

No

127(67.6)

19(10.1)

42(22.3)

  

Diarrhoea

Yes

85(65.9)

21(16.3)

23(17.8)

5.557

0.062

No

83(68.0)

9 (7.4)

30(24.6)

  

Duration of diarrhoea

≥14 days

16(61.5)

8 (30.8)

2(7.7)

5.654

0.059

<14 days

70(66.7)

14(13.3)

21(20.0)

  

Oral thrush

Yes

10(58.8)

4(23.5)

3(17.7)

2.328

0.312

No

158(67.5)

26(11.1)

50(21.4)

  

Visible severe wasting

Yes

61(63.5)

16(16.7)

19(19.8)

3.287

0.197

No

107(69.0)

14(9.1)

34(21.9)

  

Temperature <35 °C

Yes

6(40.0)

5(33.3)

4(26.7)

7.788

0.020*

No

158(68.4)

25(10.8)

48(20.8)

  

Dehydration

Yes

32(61.5)

11(21.2)

9(17.3)

5.382

0.068

No

136(68.3)

19(9.6)

44(22.1)

  

IV fluids

Yes

16(39.0)

13(31.7)

12(29.3)

32.188

<0.001*

No

137(75.7)

9(5.0)

35(19.3)

  

Blood transfusion

Yes

15(51.7)

8(27.6)

6(20.7)

17.797

<0.001*

No

137(75.7)

9(5.0)

35(19.3)

  
  1. Chi-squared (d.f. = 2) reported for categorical variables, *P-value significant (<0.05)