Table 2. Patient outcomes of children admitted by MUAC, Yako and Titao nutritional program, Burkina Faso, September 2007–March 2009.
| N (%) | MUAC <100 mm | MUAC 100–110 mm | MUAC 112–114 mm | MUAC 116–118 mm | Total |
| Number of children discharged | 1,306 (5.3) | 6,018 (24.3) | 5,378 (21.7) | 12,090 (48.7) | 24,792 (100.0) |
| Outcome | |||||
| Cured | 1,105 (84.6) | 5,301 (88.1) | 4,813 (89.5) | 10,875 (90.0) | 22,094 (89.1) |
| Dead | 52 (4.0) | 73 (1.2) | 48 (0.9) | 87 (0.7) | 260 (1.0) |
| Defaulter | 134 (10.3) | 553 (9.2) | 432 (8.0) | 842 (7.0) | 1,961 (7.9) |
| Non-responder | 14 (1.1) | 64 (1.1) | 71 (1.3) | 235 (1.9) | 384 (1.5) |
| Others | 1 (0.1) | 27 (0.4) | 14 (0.3) | 51 (0.4) | 93 (0.4) |
| Type of treatment | |||||
| A-TFC only | 734 (56.2) | 4,823 (80.1) | 4,579 (85.1) | 10,180 (84.2) | 20,316 (81.9) |
| I-TFC ± A-TFC | 572 (43.8) | 1,195 (19.9) | 799 (14.9) | 1.910 (15.8) | 4,476 (18.1) |
| Number of records excluding missing or aberrant MUAC or height at discharge | 1,042 | 5,083 | 4,661 | 10,472 | 21,258 |
| Nutritional status at discharge (for children discharged as cured) | |||||
| MUAC, mean ± SD | 119.4±8.0 | 126.8±7.0 | 131.0±6.4 | 133.8±6.5 | 130.0±8.0 |
| WHO MUAC/AGEZ, mean ± SD | −2.6±0.8 | −1.8±0.7 | −1.4±0.7 | −1.2±0.6 | −1.5±0.6 |
| WHO WHZ, mean ± SD | −2.3±1.1 | −1.8±1.0 | −1.5±0.9 | −1.3±0.9 | −1.5±0.9 |
| WHO WAZ, mean ± SD | −3.7±1.0 | −2.8±1.0 | −2.4±0.9 | −2.1±0.9 | −2.4±1.0 |
| WHO HAZ, mean ± SD | −3.8±1.6 | −2.9±1.5 | −2.5±1.4 | −2.2±1.4 | −2.5±1.5 |