ArticleNutrients2021
Impact of Different Levels of Supervision on the Recovery of Severely Malnourished Children Treated by Community Health Workers in Mali.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of wasting in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of decentralising acute malnutrition treatment with a standard or simplified treatment protocol: an economic evaluation in the region of Gao, Mali.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of decentralizing outpatient acute malnutrition treatment with community health workers and a simplified combined protocol: a cluster randomized controlled trial in emergency settings of Mali.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Reducing relapse in children after recovery from severe acute malnutrition in Mali: participatory development of a theory of change for post-treatment monitoring including SQ-LNS supplementation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Reducing relapses after acute malnutrition treatment: evidence from a simplified approach in emergency settings of Mali.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Competency-based education and training for Community Health Workers: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Integration of Acute Malnutrition Treatment Into Integrated Community Case Management in Three Districts in Southern Mali: An Economic Evaluation.Global health, science and practice · 2024Article
- Evidence on the impact of community health workers in the prevention, identification, and management of undernutrition amongst children under the age of five in conflict-affected or fragile settings: a systematic literature review.Conflict and health · 2024Review
- Impact of a simplified treatment protocol for moderate acute malnutrition with a decentralized treatment approach in emergency settings of Niger.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Scaling severe acute malnutrition treatment with community health workers: a geospatial coverage analysis in rural Mali.Human resources for health · 2022Article
- Stratification at the health district level for targeting malaria control interventions in Mali.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: The Ministry of Health in Mali included the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into the package of activities of the integrated community case management (iCCM). This paper evaluates the most effective model of supervision for treating SAM using community health workers (CHWs). Methods (2): This study was a prospective non-randomized community intervention trial with two intervention groups and one control group with different levels of supervision. It was conducted in three districts in rural areas of the Kayes Region. In the high supervision group, CHWs received supportive supervision for the iCCM package and nutrition-specific supervision. In the light supervision group, CHWs received supportive supervision based on the iCCM package. The control group had no specific supervision. (3) Results: A total of 6112 children aged 6-59 months with SAM without medical complications were included in the study. The proportion of cured children was 81.4% in those treated by CHWs in the high supervision group, 86.2% in the light supervision group, and 66.9% in the control group. Children treated by the CHWs who received some supervision had better outcomes than those treated by unsupervised CHWs (
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