Treatment Outcome of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Determinants among Pediatric Patients in West Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of demographic and admission information on treatment outcome of children with SAM admitted to NRH, West Ethiopia from November 2015 to April 2017 (n=205).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentages (%)
Age	1month-1 year	38	18.5
	>1 year-5 years	100	48.8
	>5 years- 10 years	36	17.6
	>10 years-14 years	31	15.1
Sex	Female	107	52.2
	Male	98	47.8
Place of residence	Urban	45	22.0
	Rural	160	78.0
Weight for height or weight for length	<70%	76	37.1
	70-85%	101	49.3
	>85%	28	13.7
MUAC at admission	<110mm	159	77.6
	111-120mm	32	15.6
	>120mm	14	6.8
MUAC at discharge	<110mm	34	16.6
	111-120mm	153	74.6
	>120mm	18	8.8
Admission type	New admission	194	94.6
	Re-admission	11	5.4
Admission criteria	only edema or kwashiorkor	36	17.6
	only wasting or marasmus	89	43.4
	both edema and wasting	66	32.2
	MUAC	14	6.8
Child is referred from	Hospital	32	15.6
	OPD	158	77.1
	Outreach	5	2.4
	SFC	5	2.4
	Spontaneous	5	2.4
Length of stay	≤7 days	23	11.2
	8-14 days	102	49.8
	15-22 days	58	28.3
	≥23 days	22	10.7