Table 3 Tetanus management outcome of study subjects at FHRH, Bahir Dar, 2015
Variables | Management outcome | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Survival to hospital discharge | Against medical advice | Total | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 29 | 27 | 28 | 84 | 0.742 |
Female | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 14 | 22 | 8 | 44 | 0.004 |
Rural | 22 | 15 | 29 | 66 | |
TT vaccination history | |||||
Yes | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0.428 |
No | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Unknown | 28 | 25 | 24 | 77 | |
TAT prophylaxis history | |||||
Yes | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0.856 |
No | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 | |
Unknown | 11 | 14 | 11 | 36 | |
Not required | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | |
Antecedent cause of tetanus | |||||
Trauma | 20 | 25 | 21 | 66 | 0.094 |
Burn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Surgery | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Devitalized tissue | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Co infection | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Cryptogenic | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | |
Traditional practice | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Clinical presentation | |||||
Local | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.217 |
Cephalic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Generalized | 33 | 33 | 37 | 103 | |
Time gap between accident and presentation to the hospital | |||||
<3 days | 9 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 0.203 |
3–14 days | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 | |
>14 days | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
Unknown | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 | |
Complications | |||||
Aspiration pneumonia | 22 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 0.000 |
Autonomic dysfunction | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
Air way obstruction | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Renal failure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Decubitus ulcer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
No complications | 4 | 25 | 30 | 59 | |
Severity of tetanus | |||||
Mild | 1 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 0.000 |
Moderate | 5 | 12 | 14 | 31 | |
Severe | 30 | 2 | 23 | 55 | |