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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children 6–59 month old in the therapeutic units of Debre Markos Referral and Finote Selam District Hospitals, 2016

From: Treatment outcome and associated factors of severe acute malnutrition among 6–59 months old children in Debre Markos and Finote Selam hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

 

Frequency (n = 253)

Percent

Age group (Months)

6–11

101

39.9

12–23

94

37.2

24–35

32

12.6

> = 36

26

10.3

Sex

Male

115

45.2

Female

138

54.8

Residence

Urban

41

16.2

Rural

212

83.8