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Severe Acute Malnutrition average length of stay

Severe Acute Malnutrition average length of stay

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Result Level:
  • Output
Objectives:
  • Food Security and Nutrition
Description:

Average duration of SAM treatment

Disaggregated By:

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases (for individuals, associations members, etc.), and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural, religious, ethnic or political identities; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

Direction of change:
  • Decrease (distance)
Data source:

Progress/Endline. Data Collection methods: Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion; Clinic/field hospital records; Activity report

Sector/Subsector:
  • Nutrition
Source: HR-1
Examples:

Measure Notes:

Average Length Of Stay is calculated on a randomized sample of cured discharges for kwashiorkor and marasmus. A reasonable randomized sample of discharged cured cases is 20. If lower numbers have been discharged cured during the period of reporting, take all discharged cured.