Open AccessTreatment Outcome and Associated Factors of Acute Malnutrition Among Children in the Therapeutic Feeding Center of Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Melat Mezemir,
Musse Girma,
Dereje Bekele
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s296979
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , severe acute malnutrition , logistic regression , cross sectional study , referral , pediatrics , tuberculosis , odds ratio , public health , medical record , family medicine , nursing , pathology
Severe acute malnutrition is the most prevalent reason for admission to a pediatric unit, and it is a leading cause of mortality in many countries, including Ethiopia, at 25% to 30%, where it affects both developed and developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess treatment outcomes and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition.