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Factors Affecting Malnutrition Treatment Outcomes and Health Workers’ Contributions: An Experience in Two Local Government Areas in a Northern State of Nigeria

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The prevalence of malnutrition in Fika and Nangere LGAs of Yobe state despite continuous Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) services, Outpatient Therapeutic programs (OTPs), and Stabilization Care (SC) services for a minimum of 4 years. With the overwhelming burden of Malnutrition despite the ongoing Nutrition interventions and government efforts with the support of international aid, it was important to conduct a study to evaluate the impact of this treatment and determine the trends in the progression of the crisis and factors that influence its outcomes. A qualitative collection was done on a purposive sample of caregivers in both Nangere and Fika LGAs, Nutrition community volunteers, Health workers, and focal LGA and state coordinators in both LGAs were administered open-ended questions for Key informant interviews. The audio recordings for the key informants’ interviews were transcribed and thematic analysis was conducted on the transcripts obtained from the in-depth interviews. The results reveal that there are various factors including where caregivers get nutrition information, stock out of RUTF and routine drugs, positive attitude of Health workers, and distance to the Nutrition Center has influenced the outcome of CMAM in both states. It is recommended that MAM and SAM therapeutic programs be better monitored, supplies of RUTF and drugs be prepositioned and accounted for to avoid stock out and mismanagement, outreach services be considered, and conduct systematic caregivers’ exit interviews periodically to receive feedback and continuously improve the Nutrition therapy program outcomes in Fika and Nangere despite the protracted crisis in Yobe state, Nigeria.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20221106.14
Page(s) 199-204
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Keywords

Malnutrition, SAM, MAM, Health Workers’ Contribution

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  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

  • Department of Public Health, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom

  • South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

  • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

  • Department of Public Health, Atlantic International University, Hawaii, United States of America

  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

  • Department of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Guyana

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