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September 10, 2025BMJ Public HealthOpen Access

Treatment outcomes and associated factors of severe acute malnutrition among under-5 children in Jigjiga public hospitals, Somali region, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

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MAMustafe Mahamud AbdiIJIid Muktar JamaAMAbdilahi Ibrahim Muse

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Retrospective cohort study assesses treatment outcomes for SAM among under-5 children in Jigjiga, revealing key factors.

Key Points

  • Overall recovery rate was 70.2%, while the death rate was 8.7%, suggesting mixed outcomes in treatment effectiveness.
  • Children without tuberculosis were nearly three times more likely to recover from severe acute malnutrition, indicating significant health impact.
  • A retrospective cohort study analyzed patient records from Jigjiga city's public hospitals from January 2020 to December 2021.
  • Treatment outcomes fell short of SPHERE standards, highlighting areas for improvement in malnutrition management.

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Abdi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23b8fb210217d647860a0https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001737
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