Survival Status and Its Determinants among Under-Five Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition Admitted to Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centers in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and admission characteristics of under-five children with SAM in ITFCs in South Wollo Zone, northeast Ethiopia, from September 11, 2014, to January 9, 2016.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age of child in months ()
1–24 months	345	85.0
25–59 months	61	15.0
Sex ()
Male	229	56.4
Female	177	43.6
Place of residence ()
Urban	76	18.7
Rural	330	81.3
Clinical classification/diagnosis()
Only edema (kwashiorkor)	60	14.8
Only wasting (Wt/Ht)	308	75.9
Both edema and wasting (marasmic-kwashiorkor)	38	9.4
Admission criteria ()
Wt/Ht < 70%	265	65.4
W/A < 60% (marasmus)	15	3.7
Edema (kwashiorkor)	71	17.4
MUAC <110 mm	55	13.5
Grades of nutrition edema ()
Grade 1 (+)	15	15.3
Grade 2 (++)	34	34.7
Grade 3 (+++)	49	50.0
Admission status ()
New	394	97.0
Repeat	12	3.0
Season of admission ()
Summer (Jun. to Aug.)	117	28.8
Autumn (Mar. to May)	92	22.7
Winter (Dec. to Feb.)	79	19.5
Spring (Sep. to Nov.)	118	29.1
Appetite test at admission ()
Pass	171	42.1
Fail	235	57.9
Breastfeeding status at admission ()
No	120	29.6
Yes	286	70.4