ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024
Predictors of time to recovery from uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition among children in eastern Ethiopia.
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- Evaluating the Performance of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition Programs in Somalia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6-59 Months in Ethiopia: A Bayesian Joint Modeling Approach.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- 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
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- Determinants of recovery time from severe acute malnutrition among cholera-exposed and unexposed children in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
Background: Managing severe acute malnutrition (SAM) involves an outpatient therapeutic program (OTP), targeting more than 80% of SAM children where the quality of primary healthcare remains poor. Treatment success and recovery from SAM remain poor and could be affected by many factors, where such evidence is limited in East Hararghe. This study assessed the predictors of time to recovery from SAM in eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 402 records of SAM children under 5 years of age enrolled on OTP at 12 health posts retrieved from 2020 to 2021. We used the Kaplan-Meir estimate along with the Results: A total of 402 records were reviewed, and the cure rate from SAM was 89.6% [95% confidence interval (CI), 87-93]. Moreover, a death rate of 0.7%, a default rate of 9.5%, and a non-responder rate of 0.2% were obtained with a median length of stay of 7 weeks. The median time to recovery was significantly shorter for children from shorter distances from OTP sites with edema, amoxicillin, ( Conclusion: Recovery from SAM was found to be acceptable in comparison with the Sphere Standards and is predicted by edema, diarrhea, distance from the OTP site, amoxicillin, and RUTF adequacy. These allow for focused interventions that address the identified factors for better recovery from SAM.
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