Kumar B, Shrivastava J, Satyanarayana S, Reid AJ, Ali E, Zodpey S, Agnani M. How effective is the integration of facility and community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in India?
Public Health Action 2015;
3:265-70. [PMID:
26393044 DOI:
10.5588/pha.13.0058]
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Abstract
SETTING
All children admitted to two nutritional rehabilitation centres (NRCs) during 2011-2012 in Madhya Pradesh, India.
OBJECTIVE
To determine 1) adherence to in-patient care and follow-up visits, 2) attainment and maintenance of target weight gain, and 3) association with the children's demographic characteristics.
DESIGN
A retrospective record review. The 74-day programme included 14 days of in-patient care, with subsequent home-based care and four follow-up visits to the NRC at 15-day intervals. The first three visits were part of the treatment, while the fourth was for assessment of sustained weight gain.
RESULTS
Of the 1027 children admitted, 900 (88%) completed in-patient care. Of these, 685 (76%) attended the first three follow-up visits, 482 (70%) of whom gained >15% of their admission weight. Of these, 409 (85%) completed four visits, 314 (77%) of whom were able to sustain their weight gain. Those unable to gain >15% weight by the third visit had a significantly lower proportion of sustained weight gain at the fourth visit. Children aged ⩾6 months had significantly higher odds (OR 4.5, 95%CI 3.1-6.2, P < 0.05) of completing in-patient care.
CONCLUSION
In-patient care combined with community-based follow-up was effective in adherence to follow-up visits; however, there is still room for improvement in attaining and sustaining the target weight.
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