Treatment outcomes of severe acute malnutrition and predictors of recovery in under-five children treated within outpatient therapeutic programs in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Severe acute malnutrition affects around 17 million under-five children in the world, of which the highest burden is accounted by Sub-Saharan Africa where Ethiopia is found. Though there are few individual, inconsistent and inconclusive studies, there is no nationally representat...

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Main Authors: Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Teshager Worku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02188-5