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Table 5 Clinical characteristics of children who were admitted at OTP in North Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, 2017(n = 389)

From: Time to recovery and determinants of severe acute malnutrition among 6–59 months children treated at outpatient therapeutic programme in North Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective follow up study

Variables

Frequency

Percentages

Sign of malnutrition

 Marasmus

353

90.75

 Kwashiorkor

36

9.25

Complications during follow-up

 Respiratory distress

26

6.68

 Acute diarrhea

68

17.48

 Hyperthermia

11

2.84

 Anemia

4

1.03

Admission MUAC

 < 110 mm

235

63.34

 ≥110 mm

154

36.66

Appetite test done at any visit consistently

 Yes

379

97.43

 No

10

2.57

For any problems during follow up

 Action taken

15

3.86

 Not Action taken

299

76.86

 Not assessed at all

75

19.28