Table 3 Clinical conditions and major co-morbidities of SAM children admitted at FHCSH from 2016 to 2019, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 476)
Variables | Categories | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
HIV/AIDS (n = 376) | Reactive | 31 (8.3) |
Non-reactive | 345 (91.7) | |
Pneumonia (n = 472) | Yes | 192 (40.7) |
No | 280 (59.3) | |
Pulmonary TB (n = 471) | Yes | 61 (13.0) |
No | 410 (87.0) | |
CHF (n = 473) | Yes | 59 (12.5) |
No | 414 (87.5) | |
UTI (n = 475) | Yes | 35 (7.4) |
No | 437 (92.6) | |
Hypoglycemia (n = 471) | Yes | 45 (9.6) |
No | 426 (90.4) | |
Shock (n = 471) | Yes | 16 (3.4) |
No | 455 (96.6) | |
Chest in drawing (n = 472) | Yes | 107 (22.7) |
No | 365 (77.3) | |
Oxygen saturation (n = 472) | < 90% | 181 (38.4) |
≥90% | 291 (61.6) | |
Diarrhea (n = 472) | Yes | 192 (40.7) |
No | 280 (59.3) | |
Anemia (hgb < 11 mg/dl) | Yes | 206 (43.8) |
No | 264 (56.2) | |
Fast breathing (n = 472) | Yes | 144 (30.51) |
No | 328 (69.5) | |
Admission Pulse rate | Altered | 273 (57.4) |
Normal | 203 (42.6) | |
Admission respiratory rate | Altered | 214 (45.0) |
Normal | 262 (55.0) | |
Status at admission (n = 472) | Altered | 27 (5.7) |
Conscious | 445 (94.3) |