How age and sex affect treatment outcomes for children with severe malnutrition: A multi‐country secondary data analysis

• Main Authors: Susan Thurstans (Author), Charles Opondo (Author), Jeanette Bailey (Author), Heather Stobaugh (Author), Fabrizio Loddo (Author), Stephanie V. Wrottesley (Author), Andy Seal (Author), Mark Myatt (Author), André Briend (Author), Michel Garenne (Author), Andrew Mertens (Author), Jonathan Wells (Author), Rebecca Sear (Author), Marko Kerac (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Age and sex influence the risk of childhood wasting. We aimed to determine if wasting treatment outcomes differ by age and sex in children under 5 years, enroled in therapeutic and supplementary feeding programmes. Utilising data from stage 1 of the ComPAS trial, we used logistic regression...