%0 Journal Article
%T Outcome after Discharge from Hospital of Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition and Predictors Factors of Non-Response during Outpatient Treatment, in Senegal
%A Abou Ba
%A Aliou Thiongane
%A Babacar Niang
%A Younoussa Ke£¿ta
%A Fatou Ly
%A Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo
%A Ousmane Ndiaye
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 473-483
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2023.134053
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Malnutrition is a public health problem. It is responsible for high
morbidity and mortality in children aged 6 - 59 months. The aim of this </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">study was to determine the outcome of children
with complicated severe acute</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> malnutrition after hospital discharge. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This is a descriptive and analytical cross</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">sectional
study conducted from March 1 to November 31, 2021 at the Albert Royer
Children¡¯s Hospital. Children discharged from hospital for complicated severe
acute malnutrition were included. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A total of 103 children were
included. The mean age of children at hospitalization was 16.41 ¡À 10.11 months
and mean duration of follow-up after hospital discharge was 29.63 ¡À 8.59
months. Three children (2.91%) died after hospital discharge. The mean z</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">score of
the weight</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">for</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">current</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">height was </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span
%K Children
%K Severe Acute Malnutrition
%K Recovery
%K Non-Response
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126262