Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A multi-country, prospective cohort study to measure rate and risk of relapse among children recovered from severe acute malnutrition in Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan: a study protocol. |
| Authors: |
King, Sarah, D'Mello-Guyett, Lauren, Yakowenko, Ellyn, Riems, Bram, Gallandat, Karin, Mama Chabi, Sherifath, Mohamud, Feysal Abdisalan, Ayoub, Khamisa, Olad, Ahmed Hersi, Aliou, Bagayogo, Marshak, Anastasia, Trehan, Indi, Cumming, Oliver, Stobaugh, Heather |
| Source: |
BMC Nutrition; 8/24/2022, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p |
| Subject Terms: |
MALNUTRITION, LONGITUDINAL method, RESEARCH protocols, COHORT analysis, COMMUNITIES, DRINKING water |
| Geographic Terms: |
MALI, SOMALIA |
| Abstract: |
Background: The Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) model transformed the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by shifting treatment from inpatient facilities to the community. Evidence shows that while CMAM programs are effective in the initial recovery from SAM, recovery is not sustained for some children requiring them to receive treatment repeatedly. This indicates a potential gap in the model, yet little evidence is available on the incidence of relapse, the determinants of the phenomena, or its financial implications on program delivery. Methods: This study is a multi-country prospective cohort study following "post-SAM" children (defined as children following anthropometric recovery from SAM through treatment in CMAM) and matched community controls (defined as children not previously experiencing acute malnutrition (AM)) monthly for six months. The aim is to assess the burden and determinants of relapse to SAM. This study design enables the quantification of relapse among post-SAM children, but also to determine the relative risk for, and excess burden of, AM between post-SAM children and their matched community controls. Individual -, household-, and community-level information will be analyzed to identify potential risk-factors for relapse, with a focus on associations between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) related exposures, and post-discharge outcomes. The study combines a microbiological assessment of post-SAM children's drinking water, food, stool via rectal swabs, dried blood spots (DBS), and assess for indicators of enteric pathogens and immune function, to explore different exposures and potential associations with treatment and post-treatment outcomes. Discussion: This study is the first of its kind to systematically track children after recovery from SAM in CMAM programs using uniform methods across multiple countries. The design allows the use of results to: 1) facilitate understandings of the burden of relapse; 2) identify risk factors for relapse and 3) elucidate financial costs associated with relapse in CMAM programs. This protocol's publication aims to support similar studies and evaluations of CMAM programs and provides opportunities for comparability of an evidence-based set of indicators for relapse to SAM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
