|
Variables
|
Total
|
Kwashiorkor
|
Marasmus
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
SAM
|
390 (100)
|
238 (61.0)
|
152 (39.0)
| |
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
166 (42.6)
|
103 (43.3)
|
63 (41.4)
|
0.401
|
|
Female
|
224 (57.4)
|
135 (56.7)
|
89 (58.6)
|
|
Age (in months)
|
|
o 6–11
|
63 (16.2)
|
20 (8.4)
|
43 (28.3)
|
0.001
|
|
o 12–23
|
193 (49.5)
|
116 (48.7)
|
77 (50.7)
|
|
o 24–59
|
134 (34.4)
|
102 (42.5)
|
32 (20.9)
|
|
District
|
|
o Chipata
|
131 (33.6)
|
63 (26.5)
|
68 (44.7)
|
0.001
|
|
o Katete
|
129 (33.1)
|
97 (40.8)
|
32 (21.1)
|
|
o Petauke
|
130 (33.3)
|
78 (32.8)
|
52 (34.2)
|
|
Duration of stay in OTP centre
|
|
o <30 days
|
137 (35.1)
|
101 (42.4)
|
36 (23.7)
|
0.001
|
|
o 30–60 days
|
106 (27.2)
|
49 (20.6)
|
57 (37.5)
|
|
o >60 days
|
147 (37.7)
|
88 (37.0)
|
59 (38.8)
|
|
Mean length of stay (in days)
|
44
|
43
|
46
| |
|
Proportion Discharged Cureda
|
|
All
|
312 (80.0)
|
189 (79.4)
|
123 (80.9)
|
0.410
|
|
Male
|
142 (39.4)
|
86 (36.1)
|
56 (36.8)
|
0.492
|
|
Female
|
170 (43.6)
|
103 (43.3)
|
67 (44.1)
|
0.234
|
- aProportions of those discharged cured is based on the total number (N = 390) of SAM children admitted (as the denominator)
