Efficacy of Soya Maize Based RUTF in Treating Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Under-Five in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

未提供0 个研究点目标入组 0 人开始时间: 2012年12月14日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

研究概览

暂无简介。

•For the intervention and active control arms
•-Age between 6 months and 59 months
•-Presence of SAM defined by MUAC<115mm or presence of bilateral pitting oedema of any grade or presence of clinical signs of wasting confirmed by the supervisor.
•-Residing within 1 hour walking distance from the day-care centre
•-Caregivers consent to participate
•For the community control arm
•-well-nourished children with no history of treatment for acute malnutrition who are stable resident of the study area
•-caregivers consent to participate
•-matching the case for age, gender, village, height and HIV status.

•-Presence of disability including congenital or acquired disorders affecting growth
•-Refusal to participate
•-Children of visiting families who risk to return to their location before completing the study
•-Children from villages distant from the therapeutic feeding centres by more than one hour walk
•-Children with history of any food allergy
•-Children with previous admission for severe acute malnutrition in the previous 3 months
•-children with chronic diseases such us sickle cells anemia, mental disability and cardiac or reanal disease.

发起方

未提供