Treatment Outcomes of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Determinants Among Paediatric Patients in Quetta City, Pakistan

Purpose: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most prevalent reason for admission to a paediatric unit, and it is a leading cause of mortality in many countries, including Pakistan. This study aimed to assess treatment outcomes and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months with severe acu...

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Published in:Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2023-09, Vol.16, p.2809-2821
Main Authors: Ahmed, Nazir, Umar, Fehmida, Saleem, Fahad, Iqbal, Qaiser, Haider, Sajjad, Bashaar, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Amoxicillin
Analysis
Care and treatment
determinants
Diarrhea
Ethiopia
India
Malnutrition
Mortality
Original Research
paediatric patients
Pakistan
Patient outcomes
Pediatrics
severe acute malnutrition
South Asia
treatment outcomes
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Summary:Purpose: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most prevalent reason for admission to a paediatric unit, and it is a leading cause of mortality in many countries, including Pakistan. This study aimed to assess treatment outcomes and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition. Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program Centre established at the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical Complex Quetta. Out of 225 patients' records, data from 182 (80.8%) records were analysed based on the inclusion criteria. The SAM logbook was used as a source of data. Predictors of treatment outcomes were identified by applying a regression model with p
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390
DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S428873