학술논문

Mortality rate and predictors of time to death in children with severe acute malnutrition treated in Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia.
Document Type
Article
Source
BMC Research Notes. 7/15/2019, Vol. 12 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subject
*CHILD death
*MALNUTRITION
*CONGESTIVE heart failure
*MORTALITY
*DEATH rate
*CHILD mortality
Language
ISSN
1756-0500
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to determine mortality rate, time to death and factors affecting the time to death among children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to therapeutic feeding unit of Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar. Result: A total of 401 children with severe acute malnutrition who were admitted to therapeutic feeding units from September 2012 to January 2016 were included in the study. The incidence of death rate was 8.47% (95% CI 6.11%, 11.65%). The median time to death was 3 days (Inter Quartile Range of 4 days). Children's of age > 24 months (AHR = 0.27; 95% CI 0.1, 0.73), fully vaccinated status (AHR = 0.16; 95% CI 0.07, 0.36), HIV infection (AHR = 3.82; 95% CI 1.3, 11.15) and congestive heart failure (AHR = 6.98; 95% CI 2.42, 20.09) were significant predictors of mortality among children admitted for severe acute malnutrition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]