Table 2 Foremost medical co-morbidities among children with SAM in UOGCSH from 2014 to 2017, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 527)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
HIV/AIDS | ||
Reactive | 18 | 3.42 |
Non-reactive | 332 | 63.00 |
Unknown | 177 | 33.59 |
Tuberculosis | ||
Yes | 51 | 9.68 |
No | 476 | 90.32 |
Pneumonia | ||
Yes | 74 | 14.04 |
No | 453 | 85.96 |
Diarrhoea | ||
Yes | 204 | 38.71 |
No | 323 | 61.29 |
Malaria | ||
Yes | 14 | 2.66 |
No | 513 | 97.34 |
Others | ||
Yes | 26 | 4.93 |
No | 501 | 95.07 |