Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

Refine by population, intervention, comparison or outcome
More filters
Evidence found and GRADE certainty

112 questions · 112 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 31 · 27.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 35 · 31.3%Low 27 · 24.1%Moderate 18 · 16.1%High 1 · 0.9%

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: MUAC gain per day Defined as (discharge MUAC − admission MUAC)/days in treatment among children with no oedema and discharged as cured (Charle‐Cuellar 2021)c · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: total weight gain (g/kg) Defined as (weight at discharge − weight on admission)/weight on admission among children with no oedema and discharged as cured (Charle‐Cuellar 2021)c · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: median weight gain per day (g/kg/d) Defined as ((discharge weight − admission weight)/weight on admission)/days on treatment among children with no oedema and discharged as cured (Charle‐Cuellar 2021)c · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Non‐response to treatment Defined as not meeting the criteria for recovery within 4 months Hussain 2021 · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention may leads to higher non‐response to treatment Defined as not meeting the criteria for… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Transfer to inpatient care Defined as referral for: presence of danger signs and failed appetite test on first day of treatment (Alvarez Moran 2018)b; appearance of severe signs of illness, persistent oedema, absence of weight gain in non‐oedemato... · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes transfer to inpatient care Defined as referral for: presence of… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Treatment coverage Defined as proportion of children with SAM who receive treatment (number of children treated from baseline to endline; Wilunda 2021)e · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes treatment coverage Defined as proportion of children with SAM who… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with normal or underweight WHZ on discharge Defined as WHZ > −2 (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with normal or… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in moderate wasting range on discharge Defined as WHZ between −3 and −2 (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in moderate… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in severe wasting range on discharge Defined as WHZ < −3: Hussain 2021 · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with WHZ in severe… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review