Research Article
Treatment Outcome of Severe Acute Malnutrition Cases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital
Table 6
Factors associated with the type of malnutrition on admission.
| | Factor | | Type of malnutrition | Test statistic | | Marasmus (%) | Kwashiorkor (%) |
| | Age (months) | | | | | | 6–11 | 92 | 90 (97.8) | 2 (2.2) | Chi-square | | 12–23 | 128 | 120 (93.8) | 8 (6.3) | | 24–59 | 128 | 101 (78.9) | 27 (21.1) | | Total | 348 | 311 (89.4) | 37 (10.6) | | Season of admission | | | | | | Dry | 111 | 107 (96.4) | 4 (3.6) | | | Rainy | 237 | 204 (86.1) | 33 (13.9) | | Total | 348 | 311 (89.4) | 37 (10.6) | | Place of residence | | | | | | Urban | 201 | 187 (93.0) | 14 (7.0) | | | Rural | 147 | 124 (84.4) | 23 (15.6) | | Total | 348 | 311 (89.4) | 37 (10.6) | | Gender | | | | | | Male | 187 | 169 (90.4) | 18 (9.6) | | | Female | 161 | 142 (88.2) | 19 (11.8) | | Total | 348 | 311 (89.4) | 37 (10.6) |
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