Acute malnutrition recovery rates improve with COVID-19 adapted nutrition treatment protocols in South Sudan: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, emergency nutrition program adaptations were implemented as part of COVID-19 mitigation strategies, but the implications of the adoption of all protocol changes at scale in the context of deteriorating food security are not yet well characterized. With ongoing conflict, widespread floods, and declining food security, the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on child survival in South Sudan is of great concern. In light of this, the present study aimed to characterize the impact of COVID-19 on nutrition programming in South Sudan.

Methods

A mixed methods approach including a desk review and secondary analysis of facility-level program data was used to analyze trends in program indicators over time and compare two 15-month periods prior to the onset of COVID-19 (

SUBMITTER: Lyles E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature