Treatment outcomes among children admitted stabilization centers in Eastern Ethiopia: retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is improved access to Sever Acute Malnutrition management in Ethiopia; however, studies have revealed an alarming rate of defaulters' poor recovery and deaths, emphasizing the importance of researching to identify major causes. As a result, the goal of this research is to identify treatment outcome determinants and associated factors in severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months admitted to public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia's stabilization centers.

Methods

This study used an institutional-based retrospective cohort study design with 712 children aged 6 to 59 months. Data was gathered using a Sever Acute Malnutrition registration logbook and patient charts. Participants were chosen at random from their respective healthcare facilities based on populat

SUBMITTER: Ahmed JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10392950 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature