Research Article

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

Table 3

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

VariablesCategoriesFrequencyPercentages (%)

Antibiotic givenYes11053.7
No6330.7
not indicated3215.6
Vitamin AYes10249.8
No5727.8
not indicated4622.4
measles vaccineYes9948.3
No5627.3
not indicated5024.4
Fully ImmunizedYes4722.9
No5928.8
not indicated9948.3
Folic acidYes11455.6
No2713.2
not indicated6431.2
Albendazole/MebendazoleYes9445.9
No7034.1
not indicated4120.0
ParacetamolYes13766.8
No5325.9
not indicated157.3