The Outcome of the Treatment of Malnourished Children Treated by Ready To Use Therapeutic Food and Ready to Use Supplementary Food in Wad ElBashir Heath Cente 2021

Abstract

introduction: Malnutrition includes both undernutrition and overnutrition. Child undernutrition 
is a major global health problem that is more common in low-income countries like Sudan, it can 
cause childhood morbidity, mortality, and impaired intellectual development. Objective: This 
study was conducted to assess the outcome of malnourished children treated with ready to-Use 
Therapeutic Food (RUTF), and ready to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) in Wad Elbasheir 
Health Centre in Ombada Locality Methods: This is an analytical Cross-Sectional facility-based 
Study conducted at Wad Elbasheir Health Centre. A convenient nonprobability sampling 
technique was used in this study. Data were collected using a datasheet after being pretested. 
Data were collected from secondary data from the records of malnourished children treated by 
the RTUF and RUSF. Results: The majority of the participants of this study were aged between 
6 to 23 months (84%) and most of the participants were females (56%). This study showed that 
70 (24%) of the participants were classified as severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), while 218 
(76%) were classified as moderate Acute malnutrition (MAM). This study showed that having a 
smaller number of children in the family and middle Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) 
between 11.5-12.5 cm were more associated with recovery. Moreover, this study showed that 
children who use amoxicillin or anti-worms were more likely to be recovered from malnutrition. 
Conclusion: RUTF was designed for the nutritional management of children with uncomplicated 
acute malnutrition treated as outpatients. In this study, most of the children recovered. In 
addition, this study found that several factors were associated with better outcomes including 
fewer children in the family, MUAC between 11.5-12.5 cm, having MAM (compared to having 
SAM), and using amoxicillin or anti-worms.