Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of SAM infants (n = 108)
Variables | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 63 | 58.3 |
Female | 45 | 41.7 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 28 | 25.9 |
Rural | 80 | 74.1 |
Mother education | ||
Illiterate | 51 | 47.2 |
Primary | 43 | 39.8 |
Secondary | 13 | 12.0 |
University | 1 | 0.9 |
Water supply and electricity | 90 | 83.3 |
Home displacement | 41 | 38.0 |
Previous hospital admission | 22 | 20.4 |
Vaccination | ||
Up-to-date | 25 | 23.1 |
Partial | 41 | 38.0 |
Not vaccinated | 42 | 38.9 |
Symptoms and signs | ||
Pallor | 89 | 82.4 |
Poor appetite | 75 | 69.4 |
Normal appetite | 31 | 28.7 |
Hungry | 2 | 1.9 |
Diarrhea | 70 | 64.8 |
Clinical pneumonia | 59 | 54.6 |
Vomiting | 64 | 40.7 |
Seizure | 3 | 2.8 |
Oedema on admission | 3 | 2.8 |