Table 4.
Programme performance indicators in malnutrition treatment centres in Jharkhand, India, 1 July 2009–30 June 2011
| Children with complicated SAM* | Children with uncomplicated SAM† | All children with SAM‡ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Deaths | 12 | 1·0 | 8 | 0·4 | 20 | 0·6 |
| Defaulters | 152 | 13·1 | 476 | 21·1 | 628 | 18·4 |
| Discharged, recovered§ | 392 | 33·9 | 698 | 30·9 | 1090 | 31·9 |
| Discharged, non-recovered∥ | 601 | 52·0 | 1079 | 47·7 | 1680 | 49·2 |
| Total exits | 1157 | 100·0 | 2261 | 100·0 | 3418 | 100·0 |
*SAM with oedema and/or medical complications.
†SAM without oedema or medical complications.
‡Children with complicated or uncomplicated SAM.
§Children with a weight gain ≥15 % of initial weight.
∥Children with a weight gain <15 % of initial weight.