Table 5

Outcome for study children during the follow-up period

CharacteristicDay care (n=180), n (OR (95% CI))Hospital care (n=180), n (OR (95% CI))Total (n=360), n (OR (95% CI))OR (95% CI)p Value
Successful follow-up visits146 (81.1% (74.8% to 86.2%))162 (90% (84.7% to 93.6%))308 (85.6% (81.5% to 88.8%))0.48 (0.25 to 0.92)0.01
Failure34 (18.9% (13.8% to 25.2%))18 (10% (6.4% to 15.3%))52 (14.4% (11.2% to 18.5%))2.10 (1.09 to 4.05)0.01
Re-hospitalisation during the follow-up period22 (12.2% (8.2% to 17.8%))11 (6.1% (3.4% to 10.6%))33 (9.2% (6.6% to 12.6%))2.14 (0.95 to 4.88)0.04
Development of hypoxaemia (oxygen saturation <95%)12 (6.7% (3.9% to 11.3%))4 (2.2% (0.9% to 5.6%))16 (4.4% (2.8% to 7.1%))3.14 (0.92 to 11.80)0.04
Death* 0 (0% (0% to 2.1%))3* (1.7% (0.6% to 4.8%))3* (0.8% (0.3% to 2.4%))00.12
  • * Only one child died after 3-month follow-up period.