Despite the presence standard protocol for management of severe acute malnutrition case-fatality rates in African hospitals remain unacceptably high. The case in Ethiopia is not different from others. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess survival status and predictors of mortality among children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to stabilization centers of general hospitals in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia.
A 24 months retrospective longitudinal study was conducted among 569 randomly selected medical records of children admitted to stabilizing centers. The study concluded that interventions to reduce further mortality should focus on in children having impaired consciousness level and who developed comorbidity after admission.
Authors: Gebremicael Guesh, Getu Degu, Mebrahtu Abay, Behre Beyene, Ermyas Brhane, Kalayu Brhane, 2018
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