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Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

Defaulted · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods probably leads to lower defaulted compared with standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.3 [0.22, 0.39]
1 study · 1974 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) vs Blended foods (full dose)

Defaulted · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) showed no clear difference in defaulted compared with blended foods (full dose) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [0.62, 2.11]
4 studies · 5107 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings: lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) vs CSB++

Defaulted · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements showed no clear difference in defaulted compared with CSB++ (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Specially formulated foods for treating children with moderate acute malnutrition in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [0.75, 2.16]
2 studies · 4081 participants
High