Treatment outcome | ||||
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Admission Characteristics | Discharged with Improvement | Died | Absconded | Total |
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Age | ||||
<24 months | 269 | 54 | 57 | 407 |
≥24 months | 441 | 34 | 65 | 540 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 427 | 53 | 75 | 555 |
Female | 310 | 35 | 47 | 392 |
Anthropometry and type of malnutrition | ||||
MUAC (for 6–59 months) | ||||
<11.5 cm | 296 | 60 | 51 | 407 |
≥11.5 cm | 252 | 8 | 29 | 289 |
Type of malnutrition | ||||
Oedematous | 466 | 46 | 64 | 576 |
Non oedematous | 271 | 42 | 58 | 371 |
Clinical conditions at admissions | ||||
Vital signs | ||||
a) Hypothermia (axillary To ≤ 35 °C) | ||||
Present | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Absent | 727 | 81 | 122 | 930 |
b) Respiratory ratea | ||||
Bradypnea | 64 | 10 | 11 | 85 |
Tachypnea | 444 | 53 | 73 | 570 |
Normal | 229 | 25 | 38 | 292 |
c) Pulse ratea | ||||
Bradycardia | 78 | 22 | 13 | 113 |
Tachycardia | 73 | 5 | 16 | 94 |
Normal | 586 | 61 | 93 | 740 |
Conjunctival color | ||||
Pale | 171 | 27 | 26 | 224 |
Pink | 566 | 61 | 96 | 723 |
Palmar pallor | ||||
Present | 120 | 27 | 23 | 170 |
Absent | 617 | 61 | 99 | 777 |
Dehydration | ||||
Present | 64 | 26 | 22 | 112 |
Absent | 673 | 62 | 100 | 835 |
Shock | ||||
Present | 31 | 17 | 13 | 61 |
Absent | 706 | 71 | 109 | 886 |
Consciousness level | ||||
Impaired | 72 | 29 | 17 | 118 |
Consciousb | 665 | 59 | 105 | 829 |
Diarrhea | ||||
Present | 492 | 59 | 74 | 625 |
Absent | 245 | 29 | 48 | 322 |
Vomiting | ||||
Present | 366 | 57 | 66 | 489 |
Absent | 371 | 31 | 56 | 458 |
Skin lesion | ||||
Present | 226 | 33 | 37 | 296 |
Absent | 511 | 55 | 85 | 651 |
Co-morbidity/complication on admission | ||||
Co-morbidity/complication on admission | ||||
Present | 495 | 78 | 85 | 658 |
Absent | 242 | 10 | 37 | 289 |
HIV Status (Unknown status = 351) | ||||
Positive | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
Negative | 476 | 38 | 59 | 573 |
Type of treatments given | ||||
Infusion at admission | ||||
Yes | 36 | 21 | 19 | 76 |
No | 701 | 67 | 103 | 871 |
Transfusion at admission | ||||
Yes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
No | 734 | 87 | 121 | 942 |