Experience: developing an inpatient malnutrition checklist for children 6 to 59 months to improve WHO protocol adherence and facilitate quality improvement in a low-resource setting

• Main Authors: Kathryn Beck (Author), Angelique Mukantaganda (Author), Scheilla Bayitondere (Author), Richard Ndikuriyo (Author), Almaque Dushimirimana (Author), Vianney Bihibindi (Author), Souzane Nyiranganji (Author), Michel Habiyaremye (Author), Jennifer Werdenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In low-resource settings, inpatient case fatality for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains high despite evidenced-based protocols and resources to treat SAM. Key reasons include a combination of insufficiently trained staff, poor teamwork and inadequate compliance to WHO treatment guidelines whic...