Audit of care of severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months at Al-Sabah Children Hospital, Juba, South Sudan.

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a critical public health concern in South Sudan where an estimated 200,000 children aged under five years are at risk of being malnourished. Studies have shown that adequate and timely treatment of these children leads to reduced mortality. OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of children aged 6 – 59 months diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) who were appropriately managed according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. METHODS: A short hospital-based prospective longitudinal survey of children admitted with a diagnosis of SAM to Al Sabah hospi... Mehr ...