The Economic Implications of Relapse Among Children Recovered from Severe Acute Malnutrition: Results from a Multicountry Prospective Study in Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) is effective at recovering children from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and saving lives. However, postdischarge, children may relapse to acute malnutrition (AM), thereby requiring retreatment.

Objectives

This study aims to assess the economic implications of treating children who relapse to AM within 6 mo of recovering from initial treatment for uncomplicated SAM in CMAM programs.

Methods

This study was part of a multicountry prospective cohort study in which children aged 6-47 mo with uncomplicated SAM were followed for 6 mo after recovery in Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan (SSD). Institutional cost data were collected monthly through accounting records or key informant interviews, depending on d

SUBMITTER: Puett C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12808978 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature