Table 1 Multiple logistic regression of possible background risk factors for severe disease among studied children (n = 483)

Child’s Sex

Female

230

146 (63.5)

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

Male

253

147 (58.1)

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Child’s Age

0-11 months

179

116 (64.8)

1.7 (1.1-2.6)*

1.8 (1.1-2.8)*

12-23 months

131

87 (66.4)

1.8 (1.1-2.9)*

1.9 (1.1-3.0)*

24+ months

172

90 (52.3)

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Child’s Weight

0-9.9 kg

253

169 (66.8)

1.8 (1.2-2.6)*

1.6 (0.9-3.0)

10.0-14.9 kg

204

109 (53.4)

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15.0-20+ kg

22

12 (54.5)

1.0 (0.4-2.5)

1.2 (0.5-3.2)

Child’s MUAC

8.0-13.9 cm

160

113 (70.6)

2.1 (1.3-3.3)*

1.6 (1.0-2.6)*

14.0-14.9 cm

139

80 (57.6)

1.2 (0.7-1.8)

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

15.0-20.0 cm

177

95 (53.7)

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Caretaker’s Education

No formal education

78

64 (82.1)

5.9 (2.5-13.9)*

6.6 (2.7-15.8)*

Primary education

366

212 (57.9)

1.8 (0.9-3.5)

2.0 (1.0-4.0)*

Post-primary education

39

17 (43.6)

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Caretaker’s SES

Low

174

106 (60.9)

1.6 (1.0-2.7)*

1.5 (0.9-2.6)

Middle

217

142 (65.4)

1.9 (1.2-3.2)*

1.9 (1.2-3.2)*

High

91

45 (49.5)

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No. of own alive children

1 child

137

69 (50.4)

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2-3 children

240

149 (62.1)

1.6 (1.1-2.5)*

1.7 (1.1-2.7)*

4 or more children

103

74 (71.8)

2.5 (1.5-4.3)*

2.5 (1.4-4.5)*

Home-hospital travel time

0-59 min

164

81 (49.4)

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60-119 min

136

79 (58.1)

1.4 (0.9-2.2)

1.4 (0.9-2.3)

120+ min

143

99 (69.2)

2.3 (1.4-3.7)*

2.1 (1.3-3.4)*