Increasing the Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Ethiopia

Sex: All

Ages: 6 Months – 5 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 1080

Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute

Summary

The R-SWITCH intervention aims to address the low coverage of treatment for severe wasting (SAM) by leveraging existing community groups to deliver an integrated package focused on prevention, screening, referral, and treatment of SAM. It includes behavior change communication on child nutrition and health, active screening, improved passive screening at health posts, and follow-up of referred cases and those enrolled in outpatient treatment programs (OTP). The primary objectives of the R-SWITCH studies are to assess the intervention's impact on OTP coverage, identify implementation barriers and facilitators, and evaluate its cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Child 6-59 months of age * Suffering from SAM (defined as MUAC \< 115mm or presence of bilateral pitting edema or Weight-for-Length Z-score \

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