Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Abstract Health system constraints hamper treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Tanzania. This non-inferiority quasi-experimental study in Bariadi (intervention) and Maswa (control) districts assessed the effectiveness, coverage, and cost-effectiveness of SAM treatment by com...

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Main Authors: Calistus Wilunda, Fortihappiness Gabinus Mumba, Giovanni Putoto, Gloria Maya, Elias Musa, Vincenza Lorusso, Chacha Magige, Germana Leyna, Fabio Manenti, Donata Dalla Riva, Bupe Abel Ntoga, Giulia Segafredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81811-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81811-6

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