Table 3 Log rank test for categorical variables and average recovery time of children from SAM
Variables | Categories | n (%) | Average recovery time | Chi-square value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | ||||||
Sex | Male | 384(59.1) | 17.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 7.80 | .035 |
Female | 266(40.9) | 14.00 | 10.56 | 18.00 | |||
Residence area | Rural | 420(64.6) | 27.00 | 23.00 | 31.54 | 7.78 | .020 |
Urban | 230(35.4) | 15.00 | 11.50 | 17.00 | |||
Gestational age | Ex. preterm | 265(40.8) | 18.00 | 14.50 | 22.00 | 8.75 | .032 |
Very preterm | 185(28.5) | 15.00 | 11.00 | 20.00 | |||
Late preterm | 200(30.8 | 10.15 | 6.54 | 13.50 | |||
Diagnosis at admission | Edematous | 425(65.4) | 16.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | 11.54 | .043 |
Wasted | 120(18.5) | 13.00 | 11.00 | 15.55 | |||
Both | 105(16.2) | 18.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | |||
Breast feeding history | yes | 455 (70.0) | 9.00 | 7.00 | 11.55 | 8.75 | .033 |
no | 195(30.0) | 17.00 | 14.00 | 19.56 | |||
Vaccination history | yes | 345(53.1) | 10.54 | 8.45 | 12.55 | 7.58 | .003 |
no | 305(46.9) | 14.55 | 12.55 | 16.56 | |||
Additional disease | yes | 355(54.6) | 16.00 | 13.00 | 18.56 | 9.75 | .038 |
no | 295 (45.4) | 8.50 | 6.00 | 11.00 | |||
Working status of a child | yes | 254(39.1) | 15.54 | 11.00 | 17.00 | 8.89 | .024 |
no | 396(60.9) | 10.50 | 7.50 | 12.55 | |||
Birth order of a child | first | 300(46.2) | 14.85 | 12.00 | 16.56 | 6.56 | .045 |
2–4 | 248(38.2) | 8.56 | 5.85 | 10.55 | |||
> 4 | 102(15.7) | 10.12 | 6.54 | 14.35 | |||
Mother’s Nutritional status | Under nutrition | 345(53.1) | 21.50 | 18.56 | 24.55 | 9.55 | .034 |
Normal | 195(30.0) | 16.00 | 13.56 | 18.55 | |||
Obese | 110(16.9) | 18.02 | 13.42 | 24.51 | |||
Parent’s education | No education | 234(36.0) | 15.05 | 12.00 | 21.61 | 8.54 | 0.037 |
primary | 253(38.9) | 14.73 | 10.23 | 18.54 | |||
Secondary and above | 163(25.1) | 16.54 | 12.34 | 20.01 | |||
Mothers Stature | Normal | 95(14.6) | 14.00 | 12.00 | 17.56 | 12.45 | .035 |
Short | 555(85.4) | 24.00 | 22.00 | 27.00 | |||
Mother’s age in years | 15–24 | 105(16.2) | 12.00 | 9.55 | 22.55 | 12.50 | .054 |
25–34 | 245(37.7) | 13.45 | 9.55 | 15.65 | |||
35–44 | 195(30.0) | 14.24 | 8.92 | 15.06 | |||
> = 45 | 150(23.1) | 15.93 | 11.16 | 18.82 | |||
Mother’s occupation | HH wife | 125(19.2) | 18.05 | 15.00 | 20.55 | 9.55 | .035 |
Gov’t employee | 200(30.8) | 21.24 | 17.35 | 25.91 | |||
Private | 325(50.0) | 12.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | |||
Mother’s marital status | Married | 203(31.2) | 12.54 | 8.00 | 15.55 | 11.54 | .003 |
Others | 447(68.8) | 17.86 | 13.92 | 20.45 | |||
HH monthly income(ETB) | < 500 | 125(19.2) | 18.65 | 15.56 | 20.55 | 9.65 | .004 |
500–1000 | 96 (14.8) | 14.56 | 12.00 | 16.56 | |||
> 1000 | 85(13.1) | 11.45 | 8.45 | 14.56 | |||
Age range between children | < 2 years | 197(30.3) | 15.21 | 18.98 | 25.76 | 8.43 | 0.072 |
> = 2 years | 453(69.7) | 10.9 | 13.42 | 23.12 | |||
Family size of HH | < 5 | 187(28.8) | 11.45 | 9.83 | 15.34 | 12.21 | 0.021 |
6–10 | 379(58.3) | 14.02 | 12.34 | 21.45 | |||
> 10 | 84(12.9) | 16.58 | 10.83 | 17.51 | |||
No. of under five children | <=2 | 276(42.5) | 10.24 | 8.45 | 13.40 | 9.45 | 0.045 |
> 2 | 374(57.5) | 14.25 | 10.23 | 18.41 | |||
Use of improved Toilet by HH | yes | 154(23.7) | 12.06 | 11.23 | 18.45 | 10.43 | 0.025 |
no | 496(76.3) | 15.28 | 10.34 | 17.53 | |||
Source of adequate HH food | yes | 308(47.4) | 9.21 | 5.98 | 14.07 | 9.87 | 0.012 |
no | 342(52.6) | 12.45 | 7.54 | 12.65 | |||
Source of improved drinking water | yes | 402(61.8) | 9.21 | 5.98 | 14.07 | 10.2 | 0.031 |
no | 248(38.2) | 12.45 | 7.54 | 12.65 | |||
Use of moderate cooking fuel | yes | 247(38.0) | 12.54 | 8.48 | 15.04 | 9.57 | 0.032 |
no | 403(62.0) | 15.98 | 11.65 | 18.34 | |||
Type of house families live | Modern | 430(66.2) | 10.27 | 8.02 | 14.21 | 10.45 | 0.001 |
Traditional | 220(33.8) | 13.89 | 10.45 | 15.25 | |||
Appetite test | Pass | 229(35.2) | 12.45 | 9.45 | 15.45 | 12.23 | 0.032 |
Fail | 250(38.5) | 13.62 | 10.12 | 16.51 | |||
Average recovery time for all children | 21 | 15.23 | 25.77 | 0.035 | |||