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Table 1 Socio-demographic and admission characteristics of children with SAM admitted in SPHMMC from 2012 to 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 610)

From: Determinants of mortality among under-five children admitted with severe acute malnutrition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Treatment Outcome

Total n (%)

Censored n (%)

Death n (%)

Age

 < 24 months

423 (90)

47 (10)

470 (100)

 ≥ 24 months

126 (90)

14 (10)

140 (100)

Sex

 Female

269 (90.3)

29 (9.7)

298 (100)

 Male

280 (89.7)

32 (10.3)

312 (100)

Admission

 New

482 (90.8)

49 (9.2)

531 (100)

 Readmission

67 (84.8)

12 (15.2)

79 (100)

Residence

 Addis

160 (92.5)

13 (7.5)

173 (100)

 Out of Addis

389 (89)

48 (11)

437 (100)

Admission season

 Wet season

251(87.5)

36 (12.5)

287 (100)

 Dry season

298(92.3)

25 (7.7)

323(100)

Type of SAM

 Edematous

120 (87.6)

17 (12.4)

137 (100)

 Non -Edematous

429 (90.7)

44 (9.3)

473 (100)

Appetite test

 Passed

32 (97)

1 (3)

33 (100)

 Failed

138 (85.2)

24 (14.8)

162 (100)

 Unknown

379 (91.3)

36 (8.7)

415 (100)

Bottle feeding

 Yes

199 (85.4)

34(14.6)

233 (100)

 No

350 (92.8)

27 (7.2)

377 (100)

EBF

 Yes

330 (93.6)

22 (6.4)

352 (100)

 No

219 (84.9)

39 (11.1)

258 (100)

  1. SAM Severe acute malnutrition, EBF Exclusive breast feeding