TABLE 2.
Descriptive statistics of children enrolled for MAM care by region
| Afar |
Oromia |
Sidama |
SNNP |
Somali |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Eligible charts (N = 817) | 107 | 97.3 | 237 | 96.3 | 165 | 96.5 | 135 | 97.1 | 149 | 98.7 | 793 | 97.1 |
| Age (mo) | ||||||||||||
| <6 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.6 |
| 6–23 | 70 | 65.4 | 144 | 60.8 | 78 | 47.3 | 80 | 59.3 | 45 | 30.2 | 417 | 52.6 |
| 24–59 | 34 | 31.8 | 91 | 38.4 | 85 | 51.5 | 52 | 38.5 | 103 | 69.1 | 365 | 46.0 |
| >60 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| MUAC at admission (cm) | ||||||||||||
| ≤11.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 14 | 9.4 | 19 | 2.4 |
| 11.6–12.5 | 102 | 95.3 | 237 | 100.0 | 159 | 96.4 | 132 | 97.8 | 129 | 86.6 | 759 | 95.7 |
| >12.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 4.0 | 15 | 1.9 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| MUAC at discharge (cm) | ||||||||||||
| ≤11.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 11.6–12.5 | 50 | 46.7 | 55 | 23.2 | 60 | 36.4 | 25 | 18.5 | 44 | 29.5 | 234 | 29.5 |
| >12.5 | 56 | 52.3 | 182 | 76.8 | 104 | 63.0 | 110 | 81.5 | 105 | 70.5 | 557 | 70.2 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| Frequency of visits | ||||||||||||
| 1–2 | 3 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 3.0 | 17 | 12.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 3.3 |
| 3–8 | 70 | 65.4 | 232 | 97.9 | 121 | 73.3 | 117 | 86.7 | 146 | 98.0 | 686 | 86.5 |
| >8 | 34 | 31.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 39 | 23.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.0 | 81 | 10.2 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| Duration of stay (wk) | ||||||||||||
| <3 | 3 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 4.4 | 8 | 5.4 | 23 | 2.9 |
| 3–16 | 71 | 66.4 | 233 | 98.3 | 122 | 73.9 | 112 | 83.0 | 131 | 87.9 | 669 | 84.4 |
| >16 | 33 | 30.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 38 | 23.0 | 17 | 12.6 | 10 | 6.7 | 101 | 12.7 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| Week MUAC achieved | ||||||||||||
| <3 | 2 | 1.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 12 | 7.3 | 15 | 11.1 | 4 | 2.7 | 42 | 5.3 |
| 3–14 | 26 | 24.3 | 216 | 91.1 | 107 | 64.8 | 90 | 66.7 | 133 | 89.3 | 572 | 72.1 |
| >14 | 79 | 73.8 | 12 | 5.1 | 46 | 27.9 | 30 | 22.2 | 12 | 8.1 | 179 | 22.6 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| Type of supplementary food | ||||||||||||
| CSB++ | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.6 |
| RUSF | 107 | 100.0 | 236 | 99.6 | 165 | 100.0 | 130 | 96.3 | 131 | 87.9 | 769 | 97.0 |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 17 | 11.4 | 19 | 2.4 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| Amount of supplementary food provided per visit | ||||||||||||
| <7 sachets | 7 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.5 |
| 7–15 sachets | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 16–30 sachets | 94 | 87.9 | 229 | 96.6 | 150 | 90.9 | 99 | 73.3 | 133 | 89.3 | 705 | 88.9 |
| >30 sachets | 6 | 5.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 14 | 8.5 | 35 | 25.9 | 14 | 9.4 | 75 | 9.5 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
| Deworming | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 40 | 37.4 | 18 | 7.6 | 37 | 22.4 | 14 | 10.4 | 42 | 28.2 | 151 | 19.0 |
| No | 23 | 21.5 | 124 | 52.3 | 23 | 13.9 | 63 | 46.7 | 73 | 49.0 | 306 | 38.6 |
| Not reported | 44 | 41.1 | 95 | 40.1 | 105 | 63.6 | 58 | 43.0 | 34 | 22.8 | 336 | 42.4 |
| Total | 107 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 165 | 100.0 | 135 | 100.0 | 149 | 100.0 | 793 | 100.0 |
Abbreviations: CSB, corn-soya blend; MAM, moderate acute malnutrition; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; RUSF, ready-to-use supplementary foods; SNNP, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples.