Relapse of severe acute malnutrition among children discharged from outpatient therapeutic program in western Ethiopia

Abstract Background Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) without complication are treated in the outpatient therapeutic program (OTP) and the program has been reported to be effective. However, relapse post-discharge from the program is poorly defined, and scarcely evaluated across programs...

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Main Authors: Endalkachew Befekadu Teshale, Yakob Desalegn Nigatu, Tefera Darge Delbiso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04269-7