Severe Acute Malnutrition average weight gain - Livelihoods Centre
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Severe Acute Malnutrition average weight gain
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Description: | Average weight gain for cases with severe acute malnutrition receiving 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; |
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Data source: | Progress/Endline. Data Collection methods: Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion; Clinic/field hospital records; Activity report |
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Source: | HR-1 |
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Measure Notes: | Average Daily Weight Gain 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. See Guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malnourished children, WHO 2003. poor <5 g/kg/d, moderate 5-10 g/kg/d, good >10 g/kg/d |