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Table 2 Increase in program size, sensitivity in detecting acute malnutrition and composition of the targets of “MUAC and Severe Underweight” and “Expanded MUAC” programs, by country and region

From: “No weight for height” case detection strategies for therapeutic feeding programs: sensitivity to acute malnutrition and target composition based on representative surveys in humanitarian settings

Region

Country

MUAC + SWAZ Program

Expanded MUAC Program

Ratio of Target MUAC+ SWAZ to SAMall

Proportion of SAMall captured by Target MUAC+ SWAZ

(%)

Proportion of MAMall captured by Target MUAC+ SWAZ

(%)

Proportion of Target MUAC+ SWAZ that are SAMall

(%)

Proportion of Target MUAC+ SWAZ that are MAMall

(%)

Proportion of Target MUAC+ SWAZ that are neither SAMall nor MAMall (%)

Ratio of Target ExpMUAC to SAMall

Proportion of SAMall captured by Target ExpMUAC

(%)

Proportion of MAMall captured by Target ExpMUAC

(%)

Proportion of Target ExpMUAC that are SAMall

(%)

Proportion of Target ExpMUAC that are MAMall

(%)

East Asia and Pacific

Myanmar

2.59

81.5%

26.9%

31.4%

44.7%

24.0%

2.83

79.7%

47.2%

27.7%

72.3%

Philippines

4.97

86.6%

38.9%

17.4%

38.1%

44.5%

1.00

31.6%

14.1%

31.6%

68.4%

Total

2.94

82.3%

28.9%

28.0%

43.0%

29.0%

2.56

72.7%

41.8%

27.9%

72.1%

Latin America and Caribbean

Haiti

2.62

90.9%

27.0%

34.7%

28.0%

37.3%

2.16

80.3%

50.2%

27.2%

72.8%

South Asia

Afghanistan

1.82

81.7%

22.1%

44.9%

31.6%

23.5%

2.35

71.5%

63.2%

30.2%

69.8%

Bangladesh

4.24

83.0%

36.4%

19.5%

47.6%

32.8%

2.48

65.9%

32.7%

26.5%

73.5%

India

3.59

83.4%

45.8%

23.2%

54.9%

21.8%

1.89

63.1%

29.3%

33.2%

66.8%

Nepal

3.78

90.3%

43.0%

23.9%

39.0%

37.0%

2.44

81.7%

47.2%

31.9%

68.2%

Pakistan

2.22

84.1%

31.4%

37.8%

37.8%

24.3%

2.09

74.7%

50.1%

35.5%

64.5%

Total

2.41

83.0%

30.2%

34.5%

38.6%

26.9%

2.29

71.8%

50.7%

31.1%

68.9%

East and South Africa

Kenya

1.72

54.8%

14.0%

31.8%

44.5%

23.7%

1.65

47.6%

21.4%

26.8%

73.2%

Madagascar

2.28

94.5%

26.6%

41.5%

35.3%

23.2%

3.10

94.4%

71.3%

30.5%

69.6%

Somalia

1.36

67.6%

9.6%

49.8%

29.1%

21.1%

2.73

65.8%

50.1%

24.1%

75.9%

South Sudan

1.03

55.6%

9.7%

54.1%

34.6%

11.3%

1.80

60.4%

32.7%

33.2%

66.8%

Sudan

1.92

69.6%

21.2%

36.2%

39.1%

24.7%

1.91

67.4%

35.0%

33.9%

66.1%

Uganda

2.20

83.6%

24.7%

38.0%

39.3%

22.7%

3.05

82.4%

63.4%

25.4%

74.6%

Total

1.74

67.4%

17.5%

38.8%

38.8%

22.3%

2.10

66.2%

37.5%

30.3%

69.7%

West and Central Africa

Burkina Faso

2.85

93.5%

35.7%

32.8%

37.3%

30.0%

2.20

86.6%

45.0%

38.2%

61.8%

Central African Republic

3.12

94.8%

34.1%

30.3%

32.2%

37.5%

2.98

90.4%

70.5%

27.0%

73.0%

Chad

2.27

83.6%

32.5%

36.8%

38.4%

24.8%

2.15

79.8%

50.5%

35.4%

64.6%

Guinea

2.26

92.5%

37.4%

40.9%

35.7%

23.4%

2.15

89.7%

58.2%

37.5%

62.5%

Mali

2.12

77.4%

20.8%

36.7%

39.9%

23.5%

2.11

66.9%

35.5%

31.6%

68.5%

Niger

4.08

92.6%

44.5%

22.7%

44.9%

32.4%

3.16

83.9%

56.5%

26.4%

73.6%

Nigeria

1.75

80.2%

27.1%

45.7%

33.6%

20.7%

1.75

73.1%

47.1%

40.1%

59.9%

Sierra Leone

2.35

80.3%

25.7%

34.5%

38.0%

27.5%

2.07

65.7%

40.6%

29.4%

70.6%

Total

2.59

86.3%

32.5%

33.3%

38.3%

28.3%

2.33

79.9%

50.1%

32.6%

67.4%

DRC

2.34

91.3%

30.2%

38.9%

30.9%

30.2%

2.38

84.5%

64.4%

31.0%

69.0%

Overall Aggregate Total

2.26

82.8%

26.5%

36.7%

35.6%

27.7%

2.29

76.2%

50.2%

31.0%

69.0%

  1. Target MUAC+SWAZ: all children eligible for “MUAC and Severe Underweight” program defined by MUAC < 115 mm or WAZ < −3 or oedema
  2. SAMall: MUAC< 115 mm and/or oedema and/or WHZ < −3
  3. MAMall: MUAC < 125 mm and > =115 mm and/or WHZ < −2 and > = −3
  4. Target ExpMUAC: children eligible for “Expanded MUAC” program defined as MUAC < 125 mm or oedema
  5. DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
  6. Regional and overall totals are in bold