Evaluation of the community-based outpatient therapeutic feeding program implementation for managing children with severe acute malnutrition in Northwest Ethiopia: A mixed-method evaluation protocol

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based outpatient therapeutic feeding program (C-OTP) in Ethiopia has been launched to manage uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by trained Health Extension Workers (HEWs). This program is believed to be the most effective strategy for reaching a large group of children suffering from SAM in rural and disadvantaged communities. Nonetheless, poor treatment outcomes, notably mortality and prolonged recovery time, become pressing public health problems, which could be a result of suboptimal implementation and poor service quality.

Objectives

To evaluate the implementation of C-OTP for managing uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in the Central Gondar Zone.

Methods

Multiple studies involving both qualitative and quantitative will be

SUBMITTER: Takele W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9553038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature