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Table 3 Incidence density rate of death stratified by the determinant variables among severely malnourished under five children admitted to SC in SPHMMC, 2012 – 2019

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

Variables

Frequency

Person-day

Death

IDR (95% CI)

Overall

610

10,829

61

5.6 (4.4–7.2)

Respiratory Rate

 Normal

294

5001

21

4.2 (2.7–6.4)

 Altered

316

5828

40

6.8 (5–9.4)

HIV/AIDS

 Yes

15

229

4

17.5 (6.6–46.5)

 No

595

10,600

57

5.4 (4.1–6.9)

Pneumonia

 Yes

316

5633

39

6.9 (5–9.5)

 No

294

5196

22

4.2 (2.8–6.4)

Hypoglycemia

 Yes

38

600

13

2.2 (1.3–3.7)

 No

572

10,229

48

4.7 (3.5–6.2)

CHD

 Yes

33

586

7

11.9 (5.6–25)

 No

577

10,243

54

5.3 (4–6.9)

Shock

 Yes

69

1118

30

26.8 (18.8–38.4)

 No

541

9711

31

3.2(2.2–4.5)

AKI

 Yes

13

267

5

5.3 (4–6.9)

 No

597

10,562

56

18.7 (7.8–45)

LOC

 Normal

564

9810

45

4.6 (3.4–6)

 Impaired

46

1019

16

15.7 (9.6–25.6)

F100

 Yes

496

9515

22

2.3 (1.3–3.5)

 No

114

1314

39

29.7 (21.7–40.7)

Vitamin A

 Yes

255

4450

14

3.1 (1.9–5.3)

 No

355

6379

47

7.4 (5.5–9.8)

Folic Acid

 Yes

365

6528

23

3.5 (2.3–5.3)

 No

245

4301

38

8.8 (6.4–12)

Zinc

 Yes

195

3777

12

3.2 (1.8–5.6)

 No

415

7052

49

6.9 (5.3–9.2)

Iron

 Yes

182

3616

4

1.1 (0.4–2.9)

 No

428

7213

57

7.9 (6.1–10.2)

IV fluid

 Yes

140

2615

47

17.9 (13.5–23.9)

 No

470

8214

14

1.7 (1–2.8)

ReSoMal

 Yes

351

6364

47

7.4 (5.5–9.8)

 No

259

4465

14

3.1 (1.8–5.3)

  1. CHD Congenital heart diseases, AKI Acute kidney injury, LOC Level of consciousness, ReSoMal Rehydration solution for malnutrition