Table 4: Bivariable and multivariable Cox-regression analysis of factors associated for treatment cure rate for SAM under -five children in Pawe general Hospitals 2020.

Covariate

Event

Censored

CHR

AHR

P value

log-rank (X2)

 

Sex Male

129

75

1.13 (0.89-1.43)

1.2 (0.96-1.55)

  0.101

0.31

0.57

Female

168

82

                 1

                1

 

 

 

Residence urban                               

84

22

1.45 (1.2-1.89)             

1.2 (0.92-1.55)       

0.188

  3.26

0.07

Rural

213

135

                    1

                1

 

 

 

Malnutrition types

 

 

 

Marasmus

163

88

1.57 (1.03-2.1)

1.56 (1.08-2.27)

0.018*

  5.40

0.06

Marasmus-Kwashiorkor

96

37

1.64 (1.2-2.05)

1.53 (0.99-2.13)

  0.07

  1.49

0.22

Kwashiorkor

38

38

                     1

               1     

 

 

 

Vitamin A   Yes

233

133

1.71 (1.3-2.27)

 0.99 (0.90-1.98)         

  0.051

  3.03

0.08

                     No

64

24

               1

                1

 

 

 

Comorbidity      Yes

164

81

               1

                1 

 

 

 

No

133

76

0.96 (0.75-1.18)   

1.01 (0.78-1.29)

  0.08

  0.41

0.52

Deworming       Yes

132

61

1.09 (0.85-1.36)

1.02 (0.79-1.28)

  0.90

  0.01

0.93

No

165

96

1

1

 

 

 

NGT in admission       Yes

122

81

1

1

 

 

 

No

175

76

1.31 (1.03-1.67)

1.31 (1.04-1.67)

0.029*

0.06

 3.29

Anemia at admission    Yes

44

100

1

1

 

 

 

No 

113

197

1.04 (1.01-1.6)

0.92 (0.72-1.2)

 0.501

  0.08

0.77

F -100 milk takes         Yes

283

79

5.37 (2.88-9.65)

5.42 (2.92-9.85)

0.001*

  4.83

0.02

No

14

78

1

1

 

 

 

CI: Confidence Interval; CHR: Crude Hazard Ratio; AHR: Adjusted Hazard Ratio