Time to recovery from severe acute malnutrition and its predictors among under five children admitted to therapeutic feeding units of general and referral hospitals in Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Gebretsadkan Fisseha Kidane (Author), Kidane Zereabruk (Author), Woldu Aberhe (Author), Abrha Hailay (Author), Guesh Mebrahtom (Author), Gebreamlak Gebremedhn Gebremeskel (Author), Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile (Author), Desalegn Massa Teklemichael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Across the globe, an estimated 16 million children under the age of 5 are affected by severe acute malnutrition. Children with severe acute malnutrition are nine times more likely to die than well-nourished children. In Ethiopia, 7% of children under five are wasted, and 1% of th...