Predictors of undesirable treatment outcomes of severe acute malnutrition among inpatient children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study.

The study revealed that the overall treatment outcomes were below the SPHERE standard recommendation. The main predictors of undesirable treatment outcomes among inpatient children treated for SAM were HIV and sepsis. Intervention to reduce undesirable treatment outcomes should focus on comorbidities, especially HIV and sepsis.