Table 3 Factors associated with outcome of treatment of severe pneumonia in children in the study using univariate and multivariate analyses

Adherence

0.5 (0.2 − 1.4)

0.271

2.3 (0.8 − 6.6)

0.099

Age

0.8 (0.18 − 4.09)

0.849

0.9 (0.9 − 1.1)

0.255

Sex

0.8 (0.2 − 2.6)

0.530

0.8 (0.3 − 2.1)

0.701

Clinical

0.9 (0.4 − 2.2)

0.913

1.0 (0.3 − 3.4)

0.925

Cough

0.9 (0.2 − 3.5)

0.961

1.2 (0.2 − 5.8)

0.753

Runny nose

2.9 (1.2 − 7.1)

0.017

0.3 (0.1 − 1.4)

0.065

Breathlessness

2.1 (0.2 − 16.9)

0.470

0.4 (0.1 − 4.0)

0.479

Grunting

0.6 (0.2 − 1.3)

0.429

1.6 (0.5 − 4.9)

0.376

Active alae nasi

1.1 (0.2 − 5.4)

0.834

0.7 (0.9 − 5.7)

0.770

Intercostal recession

1.8 (0.2 − 14.6)

0.567

0.3 (0.1 − 2.9)

0.362

Chest indrawing

2.0 (0.2 − 15.9)

0.512

2.2 (0.5 − 4.9)

0.116