Survival status and predictors of mortality in severely malnourished children admitted to Jimma University Specialized Hospital from 2010 to 2012, Jimma, Ethiopia: a retrospective longitudinal study

BMC Pediatrics

Fessahaye Alemseged¹  Abdulhalik Workicho¹  Habtemu Jarso¹ 

[1]Department of Epidemiology, College of Health Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

关键词: Hospital;    Children;    Severe malnutrition;    Predictors of mortality;    Survival status;   

Others  :  1219314
DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-015-0398-4

 received in 2014-04-07, accepted in 2015-06-30,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Although community based treatment of severe acute malnutrition has been advocated for in recent years, facility based treatment of severe acute malnutrition is still required. Therefore, information on the treatment outcomes of malnutrition and potential predictors of mortality among severely malnourished children admitted to hospitals is critical for the improvement of quality care. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess survival status and predictors of mortality in severely malnourished children admitted to Jimma University Specialized Hospital from September 11, 2010 to September 10, 2012.

Methods

Retrospective longitudinal study was conducted at Jimma University Specialized Hospital. From September 11, 2010 to September 10, 2012 available data from severely malnourished children admitted to the hospital were reviewed. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 for windows. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed by Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression to identify clinical characteristics associated with mortality.

Result

A total of 947 children were enrolled into the study. An improvement, death and abscond rate were 77.8, 9.3 and 12.9 % respectively. The median duration from admission to death was 7 days. The average length of stay in the hospital and average weight gain were 17.4 days and 10.4 g/kg/day respectively. The main predictors of earlier hospital deaths were age less than 24 months (AHR = 1.9, 95 % CI [1.2–2.9]), hypothermia (AHR = 3.0, 95 % CI [1.4–6.6]), impaired consciousness level (AHR = 2.6, 95 % CI [1.5–4.5]), dehydration (AHR = 2.3, 95 % CI [1.3–4.0]), palmar pallor (AHR = 2.1, 95 % CI [1.3–3.3]) and co-morbidity/complication at admission (AHR = 3.7, 95 % CI [1.9–7.2]).

Conclusion

The treatment outcomes (improvement rate, death rate, average length of stay in the hospital and average weight gain) were better than most reports in the literatures and in agreement with minimum international standard set for management of severe acute malnutrition. Intervention to further reduce earlier deaths should focus on young children with hypothermia, altered mental status, dehydration, anemia and comorbidities.

【 授权许可】

   
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