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Table 2 Mortality trends in under-five children with SAM and TB attending UTH in Lusaka

From: Tuberculosis caseload in children with severe acute malnutrition related with high hospital based mortality in Lusaka, Zambia

Year

2009 n (%)

2010 n (%)

2011 n (%)

2012 n (%)

2013 n (%)

Total n (%)

P value*

Discharged

9 (32)

3 (6)

26 (74)

13 (57)

16 (55)

67 (44)

≤0.0001 for both groups

Died

19 (68)

33 (94)

9 (26)

10 (43)

13 (45)

84 (56)

Total

28

35

35

23

29

151(100)

  1. 151 is number recorded to have and overall TB prevalence was 1.58 of all admission to the NRU
  2. * P for trend = 0.0001 (tested using cuzick test for trends)