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SUBMITTER: Wilunda C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7840757 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wilunda Calistus C Mumba Fortihappiness Gabinus FG Putoto Giovanni G Maya Gloria G Musa Elias E Lorusso Vincenza V Magige Chacha C Leyna Germana G Manenti Fabio F Dalla Riva Donata D Ntoga Bupe Abel BA Segafredo Giulia G
Scientific reports 20210127 1
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) < 11.5 cm] without medical complicat ...[more]