Anemia and Contributing Factors in Severely Malnourished Infants and Children Aged between 0 and 59 Months Admitted to the Treatment Centers of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Chart Review Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children with SAM in the Amhara region, northwest Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Location of health facility
Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital	401	30.82
Debre Berhan Referral Hospital	373	28.67
Gondar Referral Hospital	527	40.51
Child’s sex
Male	591	45.43
Female	710	54.57
Child’s age
Under 6 months	130	9.99
6–23 months	865	66.49
2 years and above	306	23.52
Residence
Rural	837	64.43
Urban	462	35.57
Exclusive breastfeeding
No	241	18.52
Yes	1,060	81.48
Immunization status
Unimmunized	90	6.92
Incompletely immunized	495	38.05
Fully immunized	81	6.23
Unknown	635	48.80
Diarrhea
No	794	61.03
Yes	507	38.97
Pneumonia
No	864	66.41
Yes	437	33.59
Type of SAM
Marasmus	888	68.26
Kwashiorkor	273	20.98
Marasmus and kwashiorkor	140	10.76
Tuberculosis
Yes	107	8.22
No	1,194	91.78
HIV status
Positive	54	4.15
Negative	885	68.02
Unknown	362	27.82
Antibiotics
Given	393	42.86
Not given	524	57.14
Folic acid
Given	859	65.82
Not given	446	34.18
Vitamin A
Given	763	83.30
Not given	153	16.70