An Experience of Facility-based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged Between 6-59 Months Adopting the World Health Organization Recommendations.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the output indicators of a nutritional rehabilitation center to assess its performance. Methods: Data of 182 children aged between 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition in a nutritional rehabilitation center were analyzed retrospectively. Identification and treatment of severe acute malnutrition was done according to World Health Organization recommendations. Results: The recovery rate, death rate, defaulter rate, mean (SD) weight gain and mean (SD) duration of stay in the nutritional rehabilitation center were 68%, 2.2%, 4.4%, 13.0 (9.0) g/kg/d, 12.7 (6.8) days, respectively. Conclusion: Nutritional rehabilitation centers are effective in management of severe malnutrition.