[Predictors Of Early Mortality During Hospitalization Of Severe Acute Malnourished Children Aged 0-59 Months At CHU Sourô SANOU, Bobo-Dioulasso].

Objectives: to study risk factors for mortality in SAM children within the first 72 hours of hospitalization.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on data from 0-59-month-old SAM children hospitalized from June 1th, 2016, to May 31th, 2019, at CHUSourô Sanou of Bobo-Dioulasso. A logistic regression was performed to determine risk factors for death.