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Table 7 Predictors of recovery time from severe acute malnutrition among children, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia; October, 2012 to April, 2016
| Covariate | NO. at risk | Cured (N, %) | Crude HR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cough | Yes | 205 | 101(49.3) | 1 | .007** | 1.073(.799–1.442) |
| No | 196 | 107(54.6) | 1.455(1.106–1.912) | |||
| HIV | Yes | 21 | 9(42.9) | 1 | .013** | 1.263(.615–2.594) |
| No | 155 | 90(58.1) | 2.355(1.198–4.628) | |||
| Malaria | Yes | 15 | 5(33.3) | 1 | .121* | 1.184(.504–2.779) |
| No | 382 | 202(52.9) | 1.904(.844–4.298) | |||
| TB | Yes | 38 | 19(50.0) | 1 | .000** | 1.540(.911–2.603) |
| No | 360 | 187(51.9) | 2.493(1.529–4.066) | |||
| Anemia | Yes | 260 | 125(60.1) | 1 | .000** | 1 |
| No | 140 | 83(39.9) | 1.713(1.292–2.272) | 1.552(1.134–2.124)** | ||
| Fever > 39 °C | Yes | 45 | 18(40.0) | 1 | .015** | 1.354(.810–2.262) |
| No | 356 | 190(53.4) | 1.821(1.121–2.958) | |||
| Plumpy nut | Yes | 218 | 180(82.6) | 3.008 (2.019–4.482) | .000** | 2.063(1.356–3.139)** |
| No | 183 | 28(15.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fail to start to lose edema on day 4 | Yes | 17 | 6(35.3) | 1 | 052* | 1.112(.648–1.906) |
| No | 69 | 40(57.2) | 1.505(.997–2.272) | |||
| Edema still present on day 10 | Yes | 14 | 4(22.6) | 1 | .049** | 1.201(.605–2.382) |
| No | 72 | 42(57.2) | 1.727(1.003–2.974) | |||
| Fail to enter phase 2 on day 10 | Yes | 129 | 20(15.5) | 1 | .000** | 1 |
| No | 272 | 188(69.1) | 4.216(2.647–6.714) | 2.938(1.635–5.279)** | ||
| Failure to > 5 g/kg/d for 3 successive days | Yes | 145 | 28(19.3) | 1 | .000** | 1.229(.771–1.959) |
| No | 256 | 180(70.3) | 2.716(1.823–4.047) | |||
| Average weight gain | < 8 g/kg/day | 53 | 9(17.0) | 1 | .025** | 1 |
| > 8 g/kg/day | 348 | 199(57.2) | 1.190(1.022–1.386) | 1.200(1.014–1.422)** |
