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An experience of facility-based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged between 6–59 months adopting the World Health Organization recommendations

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Abstract

Objective

To study the output indicators of a nutritional rehabilitation center to assess its performance.

Methods

Data of 182 children aged between 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition in a nutritional rehabilitation center were analyzed retrospectively. Identification and treatment of severe acute malnutrition was done according to World Health Organization recommendations.

Results

The recovery rate, death rate, defaulter rate, mean (SD) weight gain and mean (SD) duration of stay in the nutritional rehabilitation center were 68%, 2.2%, 4.4%, 13.0 (9.0) g/kg/d, 12.7 (6.8) days, respectively.

Conclusion

Nutritional rehabilitation centers are effective in management of severe malnutrition.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Manisha Maurya, D. K. Singh, Ruchi Rai, P. C. Mishra & Anubha Srivastava

  2. 372/14 A Shivkuti, Teliarganj, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Manisha Maurya

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Maurya, M., Singh, D.K., Rai, R. et al. An experience of facility-based management of severe acute malnutrition in children aged between 6–59 months adopting the World Health Organization recommendations. Indian Pediatr 51, 481–483 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0432-x

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