From: Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part II: children admitted to hospital
Risk factor | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p (LR X2 test 1 d.f.) |
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Age 1–7 months (n = 524) | |||
Severe anaemia (PCV < 15%) | 9.5 | 2.0–45.5 | 0.01 |
Inability to look for mother's breast | 4.6 | 1.1–19.1 | 0.04 |
Age 8 months-<5 years (n = 2667) | |||
Hypoglycaemia | 8.2 | 2.2–31.0 | 0.005 |
Indrawing | 5.8 | 2.8–12.1 | <0.0001 |
Weight-for-age z-score (per unit increase) | 0.66 | 0.53–0.82 | 0.0003 |
Inability to sit | 4.5 | 2.1–9.3 | 0.0001 |
History of vomiting | 2.4 | 1.1–5.0 | 0.03 |