Treatment Outcome of Severe Acute Malnutrition Cases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital

Table 2

Cross-tabulation between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) on admission and MUAC at discharge.

		MUAC at discharge			Total
		Severe	Moderate	Normal
MUAC on admission
Severe (<11.5 cm)	Count	116	58	60	234
	%	49.6	24.8	25.6	100.0
Moderate (11.5 to <12.5 cm)	Count	3	54	38	95
	%	3.2	56.8	40.0	100.0
Normal (at least 12.5 cm)	Count	0	0	19	19
	%	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0
Total	Count	119	112	117	348
	%	34.2	32.2	33.6	100.0