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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2014-06
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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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Nutritional rehabilitation center, Output indicators, Protein energy malnutrition
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Maurya Manisha, Singh D K, Rai Ruchi, Mishra P C, Srivastava Anubha. An Experience of Facility-based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged Between 6-59 Months Adopting the World Health Organization Recommendations. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 June; 51(6): 481-483.