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Table 2 Medication provision, major co-infection and mineral supplementation in the therapeutics centers 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

Vitamin A supplemented

 Yes

209

82.6

 No

44

17.4

Folic acid supplemented

 Yes

212

83.8

 No

41

16.2

Medications provided

 Amoxaciline

71

28.1

 Ceftriaxone

25

9.9

 Cephalexin

31

12.3

 Ampiciline

42

16.6

 Penciline

9

3.6

 Gentamicine

35

13.8

 cotrimoxazole

34

13.4

 Others

6

2.4

Co-infection

 Yes

163

64.4

 No

90

35.6

Major co-infection (n = 163)

 Diarrheoa

46

28.2

 Pneumonia

38

23.3

 Anemia

30

18.4

 Dehydration

10

6.1

 Fever

12

7.4

 TB

19

11.7

 Others

8

4.9