Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of children enrolled in the relapse study.
| N Not Missing | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Demographic and admission characteristics to malnutrition treatment | ||
| Male, % (n) | 420 | 48.1 (202) |
| Age (months), median [IQR] | 420 | 12.9 [10.0; 22.4] |
| WHZ, mean ± SD | 270 * | −2.6 ± 1.2 |
| WHZ < −3, % (n) | 270 * | 31.1 (84) |
| WAZ, mean ± SD | 420 | −2.9 ± 1.0 |
| WAZ < −3, % (n) | 420 | 45 (189) |
| HAZ, mean ± SD | 270 * | −2.0 ± 1.5 |
| HAZ < −3, % (n) | 270 * | 26.3 (71) |
| Admission category, % (n) | 420 | |
| MUAC < 115 mm and/or edema | 26.7 (112) | |
| MUAC ≥ 115 mm < 125 mm | 73.3 (308) | |
| Admission site, % (n) | 420 | |
| Treated at health center level | 64.8 (272) | |
| Treated at CHW site level | 35.2 (148) | |
| 2. Characteristics at discharge recovered from treatment | ||
| WHZ, mean ± SD | 326 * | −1.2 ± 0.9 |
| WHZ < −2, % (n) | 326 * | 16.0 (52) |
| WAZ, mean ± SD | 413 | −2.0 ± 0.9 |
| WAZ < −3, % (n) | 413 | 11.9 (49) |
| HAZ, mean ± SD | 327 * | −2.1 ± 1.3 |
| HAZ < −3, % (n) | 327 * | 26.3 (86) |
| MUAC (mm), mean ± SD | 420 | 128.3 ± 2.6 |
| MUAC < 130 mm, % (n) | 420 | 68.6 (288) |
| Child’s vaccination card is available at enrolment, % (n) | 420 | 38.8 (163) |
| Child’s vaccine status is up to date at enrolment, % (n) | 163 | 53.4 (87) |
| Length of stay in treatment, median [IQR] | 420 | 34 [23; 49] |
| 3. Socio-economic characteristics collected at first home visit | ||
| Household size, mean ± SD | 413 | 20.9 ± 14.1 |
| Number of children under 5 years of age in the household, mean ± SD | 413 | 5.2 ± 3.7 |
| Main source of income is from agriculture, % (n) | 413 | 81.4 (336) |
| Caregiver has no other occupation than housewife duties, % (n) | 413 | 73.6 (304) |
| Household uses an improved water source, % (n) | 413 | 68.0 (281) |
| Household uses a product to treat drinking water, % (n) | 413 | 17.4 (72) |
| Household uses a latrine, % (n) | 413 | 54.2 (224) |
| Child is unclean, % (n) | 415 | 27.5 (114) |
| Little or no hunger in household, % (n) | 396 | 96.7 (383) |
| 4. Dietary habits collected at first home visit | ||
| Breastfeeding, % (n) | 415 | 58.8 (244) |
| Number of food groups eaten, mean ± SD | 415 | 1.7 ± 0.8 |
| Frequency of feeding solids or semi-solids, mean ± SD | 415 | 3.2 ± 1.2 |
| 5. Morbidity during post-discharge follow-up | ||
| Total number of days sick during follow-up, mean ± SD | 415 | 15.0 ± 10.2 |
| Total number of days sick per month of follow-up, mean ± SD | 415 | 3.5 ± 3.1 |
| Child was sick at least once during follow-up, % (n) | 415 | 95.9 (398) |
| Caregiver has sought formal care for an illness during follow-up in case child has been sick, % (n) | 398 | 15.1 (60) |
| 6. Changes in the household level during follow-up | ||
| Income has decreased during follow-up, % (n) | 402 | 17.7 (71) |
| Caregivers activities have increased during follow-up, % (n) | 402 | 26.9 (108) |
| Hunger has increased during the follow-up, % (n) | 402 | 3 (12) |
* Height-related measures include missing values due to random omission of height measures during treatment and because no height measurements were taken by community health workers at the secondary sites. Abbreviations: FU, follow-up; HAZ, height-for-age z-score; HR, hazard ratio; IQR, inter quartile range; MDD, minimum dietary diversity; MDF, minimum dietary frequency; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; SD, standard deviation; U5, under 5 years of age; WAZ, weight-for-age z-score; WHZ, weight-for-height z-score.