Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Research Article
Time to Death and Predictors of Mortality among under Five Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition Hospitalized at Mulanje District Hospital in Southern Malawi: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s): Masuzgo Pajogo*, Miriam Ndholvu, Prince Chamambala and Wongani Nyondo
Introduction: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a leading cause of inpatient mortality in children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Malawi, there is limited data that explains why this is the case. Therefore, this study determined the time to death and its predictors among children under five years of age with SAM admitted at Mulanje district hospital.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study by reviewing the medical charts of 454 randomly selected children under five years of age who were admitted to Mulanje district hospital from January 2017 to February 2021. We collected data using data collection forms and analysed the data with STATA version 16. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to identify predictors of mortality. A statistical significance was declared at a p-value<0.05.
Results: A to.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.25.10.288