Challenges in Implementing the Integrated Community-Based Outpatient Therapeutic Program for Severely Malnourished Children in Rural Southern Ethiopia

Challenges in Implementing the Integrated Community-Based Outpatient Therapeutic Program for Severely Malnourished Children in Rural Southern Ethiopia

Currently, treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition is managed in the integrated Community based Outpatient Therapeutic Program (C-OTP) using ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). The aim of this study was to determine challenges in implementing the critical steps in C-OTP and caregive...

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Main Authors: Elazar Tadesse, Eva-Charlotte Ekström, Yemane Berhane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
severe acute malnutrition
ready to use therapeutic foods
outpatient therapeutic program
integrated
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/5/251

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