Severe malnutrition in children in Papua New Guinea: effect of a multi-faceted intervention to improve quality of care and nutritional outcomes

Background and aims: Severe malnutrition remains a major problem in Papua New Guinea; it is associated with 11% of paediatric hospital admissions and 33% of all child deaths, with a case fatality rate around 20%. This article aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-faceted intervention for imp...

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Published in:Paediatrics and international child health 2017-02, Vol.37 (1), p.21-28
Main Authors: Landi, Michael, Swakin, Evelyn, Minijihau, Cecilia, Welch, Henry, Tefuarani, Nakapi, Duke, Trevor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Child Nutrition Disorders - mortality
Child Nutrition Disorders - therapy
Child, Preschool
Co-morbidity
Education, Medical
Female
Guideline Adherence
Health Services Research
Humans
Infant
Male
Nutrition
Papua New Guinea - epidemiology
Quality of care
Quality of Health Care
Severe malnutrition
Tuberculosis
WHO guidelines
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Summary:Background and aims: Severe malnutrition remains a major problem in Papua New Guinea; it is associated with 11% of paediatric hospital admissions and 33% of all child deaths, with a case fatality rate around 20%. This article aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-faceted intervention for improving care for children with severe malnutrition. Methods: Severe malnutrition was defined as weight-for-age (WFA)
ISSN:2046-9047
2046-9055
DOI:10.1080/20469047.2015.1106079