Admission Characteristics | Population category | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall population | Absconded | Total | P-value | |
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Age | ||||
<24 months | 407 | 57 | 464 | .432 |
≥24 months | 540 | 65 | 605 | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 555 | 75 | 630 | .544 |
Female | 392 | 47 | 439 | |
Anthropometry and type of malnutrition | ||||
MUAC (for 6–59 months) | ||||
<11.5 cm | 407 | 51 | 458 | .364 |
≥11.5 cm | 289 | 29 | 318 | |
Type of malnutrition | ||||
Oedematous | 576 | 64 | 640 | .076 |
Non oedematous | 371 | 58 | 429 | |
Clinical conditions at admissions | ||||
Vital signs | ||||
a) Hypothermia (axillary To ≤ 35 °C) | ||||
Present | 17 | 0 | 17 | .244c |
Absent | 930 | 122 | 1052 | |
b) Respiratory ratea | ||||
Bradypnea | 85 | 11 | 96 | |
Tachypnea | 570 | 73 | 643 | .997 |
Normal | 292 | 38 | 330 | |
c) Pulse ratea | ||||
Bradycardia | 113 | 13 | 126 | |
Tachycardia | 94 | 16 | 110 | .530 |
Normal | 740 | 93 | 833 | |
Conjunctival color | ||||
Pale | 224 | 26 | 250 | .565 |
Pink | 723 | 96 | 819 | |
Palmar pallor | ||||
Present | 170 | 23 | 193 | .808 |
Absent | 777 | 99 | 876 | |
Dehydration | ||||
Present | 112 | 22 | 134 | .051 |
Absent | 835 | 100 | 935 | |
Shock | ||||
Present | 61 | 13 | 74 | .084 |
Absent | 886 | 109 | 995 | |
Consciousness level | ||||
Impaired | 118 | 17 | 135 | .645 |
Consciousb | 829 | 105 | 934 | |
Diarrhea | ||||
Present | 625 | 74 | 699 | .243 |
Absent | 322 | 48 | 370 | |
Vomiting | ||||
Present | 489 | 66 | 555 | .609 |
Absent | 458 | 56 | 514 | |
Skin lesion | ||||
Present | 296 | 37 | 333 | .835 |
Absent | 651 | 85 | 736 | |
Co-morbidity/complication on admission | ||||
Co-morbidity/complication on admission | ||||
Present | 658 | 85 | 743 | .966 |
Absent | 289 | 37 | 326 | |
HIV Status (Unknown status = 351) | ||||
Positive | 23 | 4 | 27 | .315c |
Negative | 573 | 59 | 632 | |
Type of treatments given | ||||
Infusion at admission | ||||
Yes | 76 | 19 | 95 | .006 |
No | 871 | 103 | 974 | |
Transfusion at admission | ||||
Yes | 5 | 1 | 6 | .518c |
No | 942 | 121 | 1063 |