Treatment Outcome of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Determinants among Pediatric Patients in West Ethiopia.

Muluken Berhanu MenaMohammed Gebre DedefoBruke Berhanu Billoro

Published in: International journal of pediatrics (2018)

Treatment outcome of severe acute malnutrition in this study is good. It shows that around three-fourths of the children were cured. Factors such as admission criteria, hypothermia, length of stay, pneumonia, anemia, and presence of HIV were associated with treatment response.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
emergency department
cardiac arrest
human immunodeficiency virus
young adults
hepatitis c virus
chronic kidney disease
brain injury
hiv testing
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
iron deficiency
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation