Predictors of recovery time in children with severe pneumonia admitted to the Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Asella, Ethiopia (n=401)
| Variable | Recovered | Censored | Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted HR (95% CI) | P value |
| Age categories (months) | |||||
| 2–11 | 194 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12–35 | 124 | 14 | 0.83 (0.68 to 1.02) | 0.93 (0.76 to 1.13) | 0.458 |
| 36–59 | 42 | 8 | 0.60 (0.43 to 0.85) | 0.70 (0.50 to 0.98) | 0.038* |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 106 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Rural | 254 | 30 | 0.73 (0.59 to 0.91) | 0.68 (0.57 to 0.82) | 0.000** |
| Weight for age | |||||
| Normal | 276 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| Underweight | 84 | 16 | 0.61 (0.49 to 0.75) | 0.75 (0.59 to 0.95) | 0.019* |
| Danger sign | |||||
| No | 140 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 220 | 29 | 0.27 (0.22 to 0.34) | 0.31 (0.25 to 0.39) | 0.000** |
| Comorbidity | |||||
| No | 219 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 141 | 23 | 0.31 (0.25 to 0.39) | 0.38 (0.30 to 0.48) | 0.000** |
*, ** indicates the significance of the variables.