Table 2 Health outcomes of 371 children attending PML hospital in Accra, Ghana
From: Factors affecting malnutrition in children and the uptake of interventions to prevent the condition
Characteristic | Nutritional status of child | |
|---|---|---|
Malnourished n, % | Well-nourished n, % | |
Admission status | Â | Â |
In-patient | 51 (28.0) | 18 (9.5) |
Out-patient | 131 (72.0) | 171 (90.5) |
Birth weight | Â | Â |
Low (<2.5Â kg) | 23 (13.9) | 10 (5.9) |
Normal (≥2.5 kg) | 142 (86.1) | 159 (94.1) |
An episode of diarrhoea (within last 6Â months) | Â | Â |
Yes | 122 (67.0) | 76 (40.2) |
No | 60 (33.0) | 113 (59.8) |
Developmental delay | Â | Â |
Yes | 29 (15.9) | 3 (1.6) |
No | 153 (84.1) | 186 (98.4) |
Hospital admission (in the past one year) | Â | Â |
Yes | 82 (45.1) | 46 (24.3) |
No | 100 (54.9) | 143 (75.7) |
Passage of worm status (in last 6Â months) | Â | Â |
Passed worm | 6 (3.3) | 3 (1.6) |
No worm passed | 176 (96.7) | 186 (98.4) |
Sickness episode (in past 1Â month) | Â | Â |
Yes | 110 (60.4) | 104 (55.0) |
No | 72 (39.6) | 85 (45.0) |