Predictors of oedema among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Jimma University Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics and season of admission for children admitted with severe acute malnutrition

	Age < 5 years^a	Age ≥ 5 years^a	p-value
	n = 261	n = 90
Female sex	105 (40.2)	47 (52.2)	0.05
Caretaker of child in hospital			< 0.001
Mother	151 (57.8)	30 (33.3)
Father	90 (34.5)	51 (56.7)
Relative	20 (7.7)	9 (10.0)
Caretaker’s occupation			0.03
Farmer	187 (71.6)	76 (83.5)
Employed	39 (15.0)	5 (5.5)
Other^b	35 (13.4)	9 (10.0)
Caretaker’s schooling			0.34
No schooling	170 (65.0)	63 (70.0)
Some schooling	91 (35.0)	27 (30.0)
Toilet facility	238 (91.5)	81 (90.0)	0.61
Safe water supply^c	158 (60.8)	49 (54.4)	0.34
Admission per season^d			0.06
Pre-harvest	129 (49.4)	55 (61.1)
Post-harvest	132 (50.6)	35 (38.9)

^aValues are median (25th; 75th percentile) or n (%).
^bUnemployed, studying or on pension.
^cMain source of drinking water for family is from pipe, protected spring or well.
^dPre-harvest (June -Nov) and post-harvest (Dec-May).

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