Table 2. Principal outcome for children admitted in MSF nutritional program, Maradi region, Niger, 2006.
Moderate acute malnutrition N = 58,126* | Severe acute malnutrition N = 4,684 | |||
N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Recovered | 55,150 | (94.9) | 3,717 | (79.4) |
Died | 285 | (0.5) | 174 | (3.7) |
Defaulted | 2,240 | (3.9) | 537 | (11.5) |
Transferred or discharged** | 451 | (0.8) | 256 | (5.5) |
Results exclude 3 outpatient centers with unreliable information.
Children discharged when not responding to treatment: 522.