Integration of a WASH Component in the Standard National Protocol for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Northern Senegal-A Costing Study.

ABSTRACT: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects 12.2 million children globally. Integrating a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) kit in outpatient SAM treatment can improve recovery rates by preventing WASH-related diseases and complications, but its cost at scale remains unknown. This study estimates the cost of integrating a WASH kit, composed of chlorine-based water treatment, safe water storage with a lid, soap, and a hygiene promotion component into Senegal's national protocol for treating uncomplicated SAM. This costing study was nested within the TISA randomised controlled trial, which evaluated the addition of a WASH component to standard SAM treatment for children aged 6-59 months. Cost data were collected from 660 participants enroled between December 2020 and December 2021. We took a

SUBMITTER: Wassonguema B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12616514 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature