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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

208 questions · 211 findings · 15 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

No studies found 90 · 42.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 39 · 18.5%Low 56 · 26.5%Moderate 22 · 10.4%High 4 · 1.9%

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

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

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: number of children with MUAC ≥ 115 mm on discharge (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The intervention showed no clear difference in anthropometric outcomes: number of children with MUAC ≥ 115 mm on… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anthropometric outcomes: weight gain per day (g/kg/day) Calculated as ((discharge weight − admission weight)/weight on admission)/days in treatment among recovered children (Hussain 2021) · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting
1 finding from 1 review