TIME TO RECOVERY FROM MODERATE ACUTE MALNUTRITION AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG 6-59 MONTHS CHILDREN AT DARO LEBU DISTRICT, WEST HARERGHE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Children with moderate acute malnutrition have an increased risk of mortality, infections and impaired physical and cognitive development compared to well-nourished children. Moderate acute malnutrition treatment would be to reduce child mortality and morbidity. Objective: To assess time to recovery from moderate acute malnutrition and its predictors among 6-59 months children targeted for supplementary feeding at Daro Lebu district, West Harerghe, Ethiopia from August 1, 2019 and December 31,2019. Methods: Retrospective cohort study design was employed on 540 sampled childeren and assessing time to recovery to moderate acute malnutrition and its predictors at Daro Lebu district. Data was collected by using a pre-test structured questionnaire and translated into the local language (Afan Oromo version) by trained data collectors. Data were collected by reviewing registration records and home visits interview from August 25 to September 28, 2020. The data will be entered to EpiData 3.01 statistical software and analyze by SPSS 22.0. Result: The overall mean timely recover was 14.77 weeks and median times to recovery were 16 weeks. The major predicting factors for time to recovery among children 6-59 months of : age were 24-59 months of age adjusted hazard ratio (AHR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.01-1.54, P=0.042), admission mid upper arm circumference of 11.5-11.9 centimeter (AHR=1.27, 95%CI: 1.03-1.56, P=0.024), no deworming (AHR=.75, 95%CI: .59-.94, P=0.013), greater than 60 minutes of distance (AHR=.80, 95%CI: .65-.99, P=0.042), specialized nutritious foods (AHR=1.32, 95%CI: 1.01-1.73, P=0.044) and food insecurity status(AHR=.80, 95%CI: .65-.99, P=0.045). Conclusion: The median time to recovery of children admitted to targeted supplementary feeding was 16 weeks which is consistent with national standard acute malnutrition treatment guideline of Ethiopia.