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Table 4 Comparison of treatment outcomes with SPHERE standard indicators

From: Predictors of undesirable treatment outcomes of severe acute malnutrition among inpatient children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

Indicators

Results

aSPHERE standards

Acceptable

Alarming

Cure rate (%)

70.4%

> 75%

< 50

Death rate (%)

12.2%

< 10%

> 15

Defaulter rate (%)

8.2%

< 15%

> 25

Rate of weight gain(g/kg/day)

8.13 g/kg/day

≥ 8

< 8

Average length of stay (days)

16 days

< 30 days

 
  1. aSPHERE, Social and Public Health Economics Research Group