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Relapse of severe acute malnutrition among children discharged from outpatient therapeutic program in western Ethiopia

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By Endalkachew Befekadu, Yakob Desalegn, Tefera Darge
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BMC Pediatrics, Sep 2023 Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) without complication are treated in the outpatient therapeutic program (OTP) and the program has been reported to be effective. However, relapse post-discharge from the program is poorly defined, and scarcely evaluated across programs and research.
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Relapse of severe acute malnutrition among children discharged from outpatient therapeutic program in western Ethiopia - BMC Pediatrics

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By Yakob Desalegn, Tefera Darge, Addis Ababa, Endalkachew Befekadu
| Biomed Central (BMC)
Two hundred fifty children who have been discharged from OTP as cured were traced. Of which, we able to collect data from 208 children-mother pair: 7 (2.8%) died and 35 (14.0%) gave either untraceable address or consent withdrawn making the response rate 83.2%. The median age of the children was 24.4 months (Interquartile Range (IQR): 20.5–29.9) – 88% were in the age group 13–36 months; and about half were male.
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Effect of ready-to-use therapeutic foods on time to recovery among children with severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study - BMC Pediatrics

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By Addis Ababa, Tefera Darge
| Biomed Central (BMC)
We found that children taking RUTF had better recovery time than those taking F-100. In addition, child age, type of malnutrition during admission, and medical complication during admission (dehydration and anemia) were independently associated with recovery time. The median recovery time for children taking RUTF was shorter (7 days; 95% CI: 6.62–7.38) compared to children given F-100 (10 days; 95% CI: 8.94–11.06).
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