Treatment of moderate acute malnutrition through community health volunteers is a cost‐effective intervention: Evidence from a resource‐limited setting

• Main Authors: Patrick G. Ilboudo (Author), Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet (Author), Calistus Wilunda (Author), Bernardette Cichon (Author), Daniel Tewoldeberhan (Author), James Njiru (Author), Emily Keane (Author), Bonventure Mwangi (Author), Elizabeth Mwaniki (Author), Taddese Alemu Zerfu (Author), Lilly Schofield (Author), Lucy Maina (Author), Edward Kutondo (Author), Olivia Agutu (Author), Peter Okoth (Author), Judith Raburu (Author), Daniel Kavoo (Author), Lydia Karimurio (Author), Charles Matanda (Author), Alex Mutua (Author), Grace Gichohi (Author), Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Treatment outcomes for acute malnutrition can be improved by integrating treatment into community case management (iCCM). However, little is known about the cost‐effectiveness of this integrated nutrition intervention. The present study investigates the cost‐effectiveness of treating modera...