Table 4 Predictors of time to recovery from SAM, Multivariate Cox Proportional hazard Model
Variables | Estimate | Hazard Rate(HR) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | |||
Intercept | 2.5 | 12.18 | (8.35, 15.54) | .002 |
Age | −1.45 | .24 | (.11, .34) | < .001 |
Weight | −1.38 | .25 | (.11, .43) | .002 |
Sex of a child (Ref. = Male) | ||||
Female | −1.86 | .16 | (.13, .45) | .005 |
Residence area (Ref. = Rural) | ||||
Urban | −1.85 | .16 | (.12, .43) | .025 |
Gestational age(Ref. = late preterm) | ||||
Extermly preterm | .03 | 1.35 | (1.06, 1.67) | 0.01 |
Very preterm | .05 | 1.05 | (1.02, 1.45) | .002 |
Working status of a child (Ref. = yes) | ||||
No | .85 | 2.34 | (1.12, 4.45) | .021 |
Breast feeding history(Ref. = Yes) | ||||
No | .35 | 1.419 | (1.13, 1.67) | <.000 |
Vaccination history(Ref. = Yes) | ||||
No | .28 | 1.323 | (1.18, 1.56) | .004 |
Additional disease history(Ref. = Yes) | ||||
No | −0.75 | .47 | (.13, .61) | .002 |
Mother’s nutritional status(Ref. = under-weight) | ||||
Normal | −.54 | .58 | (.13, .85) | .003 |
Parent’s level of education(Ref. = Secondary and above) | ||||
No education | .65 | 1.92 | (1.52, 4.58) | .012 |
Primary | .23 | 1.26 | (1.08, 3.46) | .023 |
Mother’s stature(Ref. = Normal) | ||||
Short | .74 | 2.10 | (1.13, 4.45) | .024 |
Mother’s occupation (Ref. = Household wife) | ||||
Gov’t employee | .65 | 1.92 | (1.32, 2.35) | <.001 |
Private worker | .07 | 1.07 | (1.01, 1.38) | .01 |
Mother’s marital status(Ref. = married) | ||||
Others | .87 | 2.39 | (1.13, 3 .46) | .032 |
HH monthly income (Ref. = less than 500) | ||||
500–1000 | −.09 | .92 | (.43, .99) | .024 |
> 1000 | −.93 | .39 | (0.12, 0.57) | .01 |
Age range between children(Ref. = < 2 years) | ||||
> 2 years | −2.78 | .062 | (.132, .452) | < 0.061 |
Family size in HH(Ref. = greater than 10) | ||||
< 5 | (0.23, 0.87) | .003 | ||
6–10 | −.45 | .64 | ||
−.02 | .98 | (.45, .99) | .021 | |
No of under-five children in HH(Ref.= > 2) | ||||
> 2 | −.32 | .72 | (.35, 0.92) | .002 |
Source of adquate HH food(Ref. = yes) | ||||
No | .02 | 1.02 | (1.01, 1.32) | .013 |
Source of improved drinking water (Ref. = yes) | ||||
No | .04 | 1.04 | (1.01, 1.32) | .023 |
Moderate cooking fuel(Ref. = yes) | ||||
No | .02 | 1.02 | (1.001, 1.081) | .021 |
Ownership of Livestock(Ref. =yes) | ||||
No | .43 | 1.53 | (1.12, 1.92) | .001 |
Appetite test(Ref. = Pass) | ||||
Fail | .12 | 1.13 | (1.02, 1.45) | 0.021 |
Age*Sex(Ref. = Male) | ||||
Female | .05 | 1.051 | (1.089, 1.435) | <.001 |
Age *Residence area(Ref. = Rural) | ||||
Urban | .28 | 1.323 | (1.221,1 .445) | .002 |
Weight *mother;s breast milk feeding(Ref. = Yes) | ||||
No | .46 | 1.584 | (1.038, 1.725) | 0.003 |