Recovery time and predictors of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months via an outpatient therapeutic program in Borena zone: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a severe condition causing bilateral pitting edema or signs of wasting in children, with a high mortality risk. An outpatient therapeutic program is recommended for managing SAM children without complications, but there is limited information on recovery time and its determinants.

Objective

This study aims to assess the time to recovery and its predictors among children aged 6-59 months with SAM admitted to the Outpatient therapeutic program in the Borena zone, Oromia region, Southern Ethiopia in 2023.

Methods

A prospective follow-up study was carried out from March 1-30, 2023, on 322 children aged 6-59 months in health facilities in the Borena zone. After being collected using a structured questionnaire, the data was impo

SUBMITTER: Bune GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698384 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature