Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia
Research Article
Recovery Rate and Associated Factors of Children Aged 6-59 Months Admitted with Severe Acute Malnutrition at Inpatient Unit of Fik Primary Hospital, Somali Region Ethiopia
Author(s): Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim*, Faysal Abdulahi Kalif, Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ahmed Tahir Ahmed, Girma Tadesse Wedajo, Abdurahman Kedir Roble, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Muktar Arab Hussien, Dawit Zarihun Desta and Abdulahi Aden abdi
Background: More than 52 million under five children have acute malnutrition, of which 27.8 million and 13.2 million are South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa, respectively. In addition it is estimated that 25-35 million children are severely malnourished globally which is responsible for the death of more than one million. Despite numerous advances made in improving child health and the clinical management protocols for treating severe acute malnutrition at treatment centers, evidences concerning the recoveries are scarce.
Method: A hospital based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to collect information from 366 records of severely malnourished children who were admitted from January 2016 to December 2019. Data were coded, entered into EPI data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. To identify associated fact.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0932.23.13.603