Comparison of the study children in relation to their success and failure during the follow-up period
| Characteristic | Success (n=329) | Failure (n=31) | Total (n=360) | p Value |
| Male, n (%) | 202 (61) | 18 (58) | 220 (61) | 0.71 |
| Age months, mean (SD) | 7.88 (7.01) | 9.07 (11.33) | 7.98 (7.46) | 0.57 |
| Infants (2–11 months), n (%) | 264 (80) | 27 (87) | 291 (81) | 0.49 |
| Children (12–59 months), n (%) | 65 (20) | 4 (13) | 69 (19) | 0.49 |
| Breast fed, n (%) | 303 (92) | 27 (87) | 330 (92) | 0.25 |
| History of cough, n (%) | 328 (100) | 31 (100) | 359 (100) | 0.91 |
| History of fever, n (%) | 299 (91) | 29 (94) | 328 (91) | 0.46 |
| History of difficulty breathing, n (%) | 88 (27) | 7 (23) | 95 (26) | 0.61 |
| History of chest wall indrawing, n (%) | 117 (36) | 10 (32) | 127 (35) | 0.71 |
| Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 6.51 (1.59) | 6.10 (1.89) | 6.48 (1.62) | 0.17 |
| Height, cm, mean (SD) | 64.69 (8.09) | 64.77 (10.24) | 64.69 (8.28) | 0.95 |
| Weight-for-age Z-score, mean (SD) | −1.37 (1.21) | −1.80 (0.85) | −1.41(1.19) | 0.06 |
| Weight-for-height Z-score, mean (SD) | −0.72 (2.48) | −1.07 (0.91) | −0.74 (2.39) | 0.45 |
| Temperature of >38°C, n (%) | 138 (42) | 14 (45) | 152 (42) | 0.72 |
| Pulse rate, beats per minute, mean (SD) | 152 (17) | 164 (16) | 153 (17) | 0.69 |
| Pulse rate of >160 beats per minute, n (%) | 82 (25) | 17 (55) | 99 (28) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory rate, breaths per minute, mean (SD) | 62 (10) | 67 (12) | 62 (10) | 0.007 |
| Respiratory rate >60 breaths per minute, n (%) | 170 (52) | 23 (74) | 193 (54) | 0.01 |
| Rales/crepitation on auscultation, n (%) | 325 (99) | 31 (100) | 356 (99) | 1.00 |
| Hepatomegaly (liver palpable for >2 cm), n (%) | 97 (29) | 9 (29) | 106 (29) | 0.95 |
| Duration of stay (day care/hospital), days, mean (SD) | 6.63 (2.10) | 9.19 (5.21) | 6.85 (2.61) | <0.001 |
| Duration of stay >10 days, n (%) | 17 (5) | 7 (23) | 24 (7) | <0.001 |
| Duration of antibiotic (Ceftriaxone) therapy, days, mean (SD) | 6.97 (1.59) | 7.84 (2.31) | 7.04 (1.67) | 0.006 |
| Hypoxaemia at admission (oxygen saturation <95%), n (%) | 164 (50) | 25 (81) | 189 (53) | 0.001 |
| Oxygen saturation at admission, mean (SD) | 94.92 (3.48) | 91.32 (5.54) | 94 (4) | <0.001 |