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

ABSTRACT:

Background

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. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of SAM among children post-discharge from the OTP and to identify factors associated with SAM relapse in Gambella Region, Western Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional study among 208 children aged 6–59 months who have been discharged from the OTP as cured. Baseline data were collected from caregivers using structured questionnaire. Child anthropometry and oedema was measured. The associatio

SUBMITTER: Teshale E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature