The effectiveness of treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) delivered by community health workers compared to a traditional facility based model

The effectiveness of treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) delivered by community health workers compared to a traditional facility based model

Abstract Background In most health systems, Community Health Workers (CHWs) identify and screen for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the community. This study aimed to investigate the potential of integrating SAM identification and treatment delivered by CHWs, in order to improve the coverage of S...

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Main Authors: J. L. Alvarez Morán, G. B. Franck Alé, P. Charle, N. Sessions, S. Doumbia, S. Guerrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM)
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Community health workers
Child nutrition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-2987-z

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