Table 2 Profiles for phases of treatment, types of therapeutic feeding and types of routine medications for children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to Ayder Referral Hospital, 2015, n = 195
Variables | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Treatment phase | ||
Phase 1 (n = 193) | F75 | 181 (92.8) |
F100 | 12 (6.2) | |
Transition phase (n = 150) | F75 | 47 (31.3) |
F100 | 93 (62.0) | |
RUTF | 10 (6.7) | |
Phase 2 (n = 101) | F100 | 42 (41.6) |
RUTF | 59 (58.4) | |
Medications | ||
Antibiotic | Yes | 190 (97.4) |
No | 5 (2.6) | |
Vitamin A | Yes | 101 (51.8) |
No | 94 (48.2) | |
Folic acid | Yes | 125 (64.1) |
No | 70 (35.9) | |
Zinc | Yes | 18 (9.2) |
No | 177 (90.8) | |
Deworming medications | Yes | 26 (13.3) |
No | 169 (86.7) | |
ReSoMal | Yes | 96 (49.2) |
No | 99 (50.8) | |