ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2019
Time to recovery and determinants of severe acute malnutrition among 6-59 months children treated at outpatient therapeutic programme in North Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective follow up study.
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- Recovery Rate of Under-Five Children From Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Predictors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition to Normal Nutritional Status and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6-59 Months in North-East Ethiopia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
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- Time to recovery and its predictors among children aged 6-59 months having uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition attending an outpatient therapeutic program in Northeast Ethiopia: prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Determinants of recovery time from severe acute malnutrition among cholera-exposed and unexposed children in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Predictors of recovery from severe acute malnutrition among 6-59 months children admitted to a hospital.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Recovery time and its predictors of severe acute malnutrition among under five children admitted at the therapeutic feeding center of Hiwot Fana comprehensive specialized hospital, eastern Ethiopia, 2024: a semi-parametric model.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Understanding time-to-recovery among Guatemalan Children before and during COVID-19.Global pediatrics · 2023Article
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- Utilization of mid-upper arm circumference as discharge tool for children in outpatient therapeutic program, Ethiopia.Journal of nutritional science · 2022Article
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- Time to relapse of severe acute malnutrition and risk factors among under-five children treated in the health posts of Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Journal of nutritional science · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the available interventions to tackle nutritional problems, there is scarce information on time to recovery and its determinants among children with SAM in Ethiopia.
objectiveThis study was aimed at finding the time to recovery and determinants among 6-59 months children with severe acute malnutrition treated at an outpatient therapeutic programme in North Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia.
methodsFacility based prospective follow up study was conducted from March 24 to May 24, 2017. A total of 408 children with the age of 6-59 months were included in the study. Structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used. Anthropometric measurements were conducted every week. The median time of recovery, Kaplan Meier (KM) curve, and log rank test were computed. Both bi-variable and multivariable Cox regression model was fitted. To establish an association between time to recovery and its determinants 95% confidence interval (CI) and p-value < 0.05 were used. Proportional hazard assumption was checked graphically and using Schoenfeld residual test.
resultsOut of 389 children, 254 (65.3%) recovered. The median time to recovery was 38.5 ± IQR of 14 days. Children with diarrhoea AHR = 0.81 with 95% CI (0.73, 0.99), children taken amoxicillin AHR = 2.304 with 95% CI (1.68-3.161), and had vomiting at admission AHR = 0.430 with 95% CI (0.205, 0.904) were significant predictors of time to recovery. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The overall time to recovery has not met the minimum sphere international standard which was lower than 75%. It is advisable to give emphasis to patients with diarrhoea and vomiting.
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