Table 2 Treatment outcomes.

From: Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Outcome

Control

Intervention (N = 210)

Missing outcomes excluded (N = 148)

Missing outcomes imputed (N = 154)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Cured

112 (75.7)

116 (75.3)

190 (90.5)

Defaulted

31 (21.0)

32 (20.8)

13 (6.5)

Transferred to ITC

3 (2.0)

3 (2.0)

3 (1.4)

Died

1(0.7)

1 (0.7)

2 (1.0)

No response

1 (0.7)

2 (1.3)

2 (1.0)

Length of stay (days)a

30.8 ± 18.6

31.0 ± 18.4

34.3 ± 18.2

Average weight gain (g/kg/day)a

6.4 ± 4.3

6.3 ± 4.3

6.3 ± 3.9

  1. aApplies to cured children only. Data presented as Mean ± SD.
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