Severe acute malnutrition treatment delivered by low-literate community health workers in South Sudan: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health worker (CHW)-delivered acute malnutrition treatment programs have been tested previously, but not with low-literate/-numerate cadres who operate in areas with the highest malnutrition burden and under-five mortality rates. The International Rescue Committee developed low-literacy-adapted tools and treatment protocol to enable low-literate/-numerate community-based distributors (CBD, the CHW cadre in South Sudan) to treat children for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in their communities.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study in March-September 2017, with 44 CBDs enrolling a total of 308 SAM children into treatment in their communities. Child treatment outcomes and length of treatment were documented. Uncomplicated SAM cases, defined for o

SUBMITTER: Kozuki N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7295452 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature