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Table 6 Bivariate analysis (Cox regression) of factors associated with recovery time of SAM among severely malnourished 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

Factors (variables)

No

CHR

95%CI

P-value

Age group (in months)

 6–11

101

1

  

 12–23

94

0.74

0.54–1.02

0.07

 24–35

32

0.64

0.40–1.01

0.06

 36–59

26

0.55

0.32–0.92

0.02

Residence

 Urban

41

1

  

 Rural

212

0.67

0.47–0.97

0.04

HIV status

 Positive

18

1

  

 Negative

235

2.98

1.003–8.87

0.03

Co-infection

 Yes

163

1

  

 No

90

1.25

0.93–1.67

0.14

Type of diagnosis

 Kwashiorkor

51

1

  

 Marasmus

191

0.97

0.68–1.39

0.86

 Marasmic- Kwashiorkor

11

2.49

1.26–4.93

0.01

Folic acid supplementation

 Yes

212

1

  

 No

41

0.41

0.24–0.92

0.08