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Effect of Diarrhea at Admission on Time to Recovery in Treatment of Severe Acute Malnourished Children in Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program in Tigray Region, EthiopiaBy Gidey Gebremeskel, Mehari Kahsay, Belachew Etana, Usha Kulkarni
Abstract: The mortality rate in inpatient settings remained unacceptably higher, 20–30% for marasmus and 50–60% for Kwashiorkor. This is due to inappropriate case management and co-morbidities mainly diarrhea. Despite, there was no study conducted to show the effect of diarrhea at admission on the length of time to recovery in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months and then there is little understanding about this issue. The …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 25–40 Read article →