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Table 2 Factors associated with mortality among children aged 2–59 months admitted with acute respiratory symptoms in Mulago hospital Uganda

From: Clinical outcomes of children with acute asthma and pneumonia in Mulago hospital, Uganda: a prospective study

Variable

HR (Unadjusted) 95% CI

HR (Adjusted) 95% CI

P value

Age <12 months

1.3 (0.5 – 3.4)

-

-

Oxygen saturation (SaO2) < 92%

12.2 (1.6 – 92.0)

10.7 (1.4 – 81.1)

0.022

Axillary temperature ≥38°C

2.1 (0.6 – 7.5)

-

-

HIV infection

1.9 (0.5 – 6.8)

-

-

Malaria

1.2 (0.4 – 3.2)

-

-

Severe acute malnutrition (WHZ <2SD)

6.4 (2.3 – 17.9)

5.7(2.1 – 15.8)

0.001

Lack of exclusive breastfeeding for at least 3 months

1.7 (0.6 – 4.5)

-

-

Low level of education of caretaker

3.5 (0.9 – 13.3)

-

-

Male sex

2.1 (0.8 – 2.2)

-

-

  1. HR- Hazard ratio, CI-Confidence interval.