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5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems

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Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

Recovered · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods probably leads to higher recovered 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 1.29 [1.2, 1.38]
2 studies · 2152 participants
Moderate

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

Recovered · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements showed no clear difference in recovered compared with CSB++ (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 1.04 [0.99, 1.09]
3 studies · 4758 participants
Moderate

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

Recovered · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) probably leads to higher recovered 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 1.1 [1.04, 1.16]
5 studies · 6367 participants
Moderate

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods vs usual care

Not recovered · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Specially formulated foods showed no clear difference in not recovered compared with standard care (low 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 0.97 [0.74, 1.27]
1 study · 1974 participants
Low

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

Not recovered · children with MAM

Summary of findings: Lipid‐based nutrient supplements (full dose) leads to lower not recovered compared with blended foods (full dose) (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 0.53 [0.4, 0.69]
3 studies · 4537 participants
High