Influence of a quality improvement intervention on rehabilitation outcomes of children (6-24 months) with acute malnutrition: a retrospective study in rural Angola

• Main Authors: Andrea Pietravalle (Author), Alessandro Baraldi (Author), Martina Scilipoti (Author), Francesco Cavallin (Author), Magda Lonardi (Author), Ivo Makonga Tshikamb (Author), Claudia Robbiati (Author), Daniele Trevisanuto (Author), Giovanni Putoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Defaulting is the most frequent cause of Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program failure. Lack of community sensitization, financial/opportunity costs and low quality of care have been recognized as the main driving factors for default in malnutrition programs....