Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Autor:	Chacha Magige, Fortihappiness Gabinus Mumba, Calistus Wilunda, Elias Musa, Vincenza Lorusso, Bupe Abel Ntoga, Giovanni Putoto, Gloria Maya, Donata Dalla Riva, Germana Leyna, Giulia Segafredo, Fabio Manenti
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	0301 basic medicine Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Science Severe Acute Malnutrition Pilot Projects Intervention group Paediatric research Tanzania Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) medicine Community health workers Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Community Health Workers Clinical Trials as Topic 030109 nutrition & dietetics Multidisciplinary biology business.industry Absolute risk reduction biology.organism_classification Clinical trial design Relative risk Medicine Primary treatment Female business
Zdroj:	Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
ISSN:	2045-2322
Popis:	Health system constraints hamper treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Tanzania. This non-inferiority quasi-experimental study in Bariadi (intervention) and Maswa (control) districts assessed the effectiveness, coverage, and cost-effectiveness of SAM treatment by community health workers (CHWs) compared with outpatient therapeutic care (OTC). We included 154 and 210 children aged 6–59 months with SAM [mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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