Malnutrition
Conditions
Keywords
Screening, Malnutrition, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to determine the efficacity of a community strategy for screening children 06-59 months old for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) conducted by their mothers' compared with a community screening strategy conducted by Community Health Workers.
Interventions
OTHERScreening by mothers
OTHERActive comparator: Screening by community health workers
Sponsors
European Commission
Alliance for International Medical Action
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 59 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* children aged 06-59 months at the time of the study * children who live in a village in the health district participating in the study
Exclusion criteria
* children whose legal guardian refuses to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The coverage of the therapeutic nutritional program in the control and intervention health districts | 12 months | Coverage of the the therapeutic nutritional treatment program is defined as the proportion of children 06-59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (Mid Upper Arm Circumference \<115mm and/or oedema) receiving treatment in the program, amongst the total number of children diagnosed with Severe Acute Malnutrition |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition program data for children referred by community health workers & mothers | 12 months | Nutritional status at admission (mid upper arm circumference +/- oedema) Type of admission to the programme (out-patient or immediate transfer for in-patient care) Source of reference to the programme (Community Health Worker, Mother, other) Date of discharge from the programme Weight at admission to the programme Discharge criteria (cured, died, failed to attend, non-response to treatment, transfer for in-patient nutrition care, transfer to other health care structures) Number of children screened by mothers confirmed to have SAM at the treatment centre Number of children screened by community health workers confirmed to have SAM at the treatment centre |
Countries
Niger
Outcome results
None listed