Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutrition
Conditions
Interventions
WHO/UNICEF new global admission and discharge criteria
The present Ethiopian MAM and SAM management guideline
Sponsors
Gates foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: all children between the age of 6-59 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.between arms difference in average monthly new admissions (comparison for OTP+SFP and sub-group analysis for OTP and SFP separately);2.between arms difference in recovery rate (for marasmus children with MUAC <125 mm; to be calculated over a fixed period of 8 weeks combining OTP and SFP/expectative observation response and until service providers initiated discharge);3.between arms difference in time to reaching MUAC ¿125mm (marasmus children MUAC <125mm stratified by MUAC category and including OTP and SFP responses);4.between arms difference in proportion of children with uncomplicated SAM;5.between arms difference in total programme operating costs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. between arms difference in proportion of readmission after being declared cured;2. between arms differences in children assessed per OTP and SFP day;3. between arms difference in defaulting rate;4. between arms difference in morbidity;5. between arm difference in mortality (in-programme and post-discharge mortality) | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactAsfaw Yosef Beyene
Associate researcher
Outcome results
None listed