Recovery Rate and Determinants in Treatment of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition using Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program in Kamba District, South West Ethiopia

Post-Discharge survival status and predictors of mortality among severely malnourished children <5 years of age admitted to Minia University Maternity and Children Hospital

“…Several studies have shown that the age and anthropometric measurements of the malnourished child at admission have significant roles in the post-discharge mortality of children with SAM [10,[21][22][23][24]. However, we failed to find any effect of the children' age or anthropometric measurements at admission on the post-discharge mortality in our study.…”

Outpatient management of severe acute malnutrition among children under five years old, in Yemen: a retrospective cohort study

“…In similar countries where SAM burden is high, the performance indicator values of the OTP programme are varied. The study by Collins and Sadler from Bedawacho-Ethiopia, found 85% recovery rate, Shanka et al 16,20 From Ethiopia found 67.7% recovery rate, Linneman et al 21 From Malawi found 89% recovery rate, study by Rawat and Marskole from India have found recovery rate at 63.3%, while defaulter rates from the programme in these studies were less than 10%. 22 Other studies have found high defaulter rates including the study by Saaka et al 23 From Ghana have found low recovery rate (33.6%) and high defaulters (49.1%), another two studies from India have found defaulter rates at 36.2% and 45% respectively.…”

Treatment outcomes of severe acute malnutrition and Predictors of Recovery in Under-Five children treated within Outpatient Therapeutic Program in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…In spite of the fact that OTP has been implemented in Ethiopia from the inception till now, under-five children with SAM are not recovering as expected. This is substantiated by the original studies conducted in different regions of the country with the recovery rates ranging from 32.7% (18) to 92.7% (19).The recovery rates in most of the original studies (12,18,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) is below the sphere standard (29). The death rates also remain significantly high in some OTP centers of the country reaching as high as fourteen percent (25).…”

“…In-addition, the determinants of treatment outcomes, particularly the predictors of recovery rate is not addressed comprehensively. Few studies (21,(24)(25)(26)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35) revealed as edema, diarrhea, deworming, giving antibiotics, vitamin A supplementation, and distance from OTP centers and age as the predictors of recovery of under-five children with SAM in OTPs of Ethiopia.…”