Research Article

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

Table 7

Factors associated with recovery from severe acute malnutrition (bivariate analysis).

FactorRecovery from SAM?Test statistic
No (%)Yes (%)

Age group (months)
 6–119277 (83.7)15 (16.3)
 12–2312881 (63.3)47 (36.7)Chi-square
 24–5912873 (57.0)55 (43.0)
Admission criteria
 MUAC < 115 mm311213 (68.5)98 (31.5)
 Bilateral pitting oedema3718 (48.6)19 (51.4)
Classification of % change in weight
 Up to 20%256187 (73.0)69 (27.0)
 More than 20%9244 (47.8)48 (52.2)
Defaulted
 No16383 (50.9)80 (49.1)
 Yes185148 (80.0)37 (20.0)