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Table 3 Increase in program size, sensitivity in detecting acute malnutrition and composition of the supplements 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

N surveys

N children

Ratio of Suppl. MUAC+ SWAZ to SAM-muac

Prop of SAMall captured by Suppl. MUAC+ SWAZ

Prop of MAMall captured by Suppl. MUAC + SWAZ

Prop of Suppl. MUAC+ SWAZ that are SAMall

Prop of Suppl. MUAC+ SWAZ that are MAMall

Prop of Suppl. MUAC+ SWAZ that are neither SAMall nor MAMall

Ratio of Suppl. Exp-MUAC to SAM-muac

Prop of SAMall captured by Suppl. Exp-MUAC

Prop of MAMall captured by Suppl. Exp-MUAC

Prop of Suppl. Exp-MUAC that are SAMall

Propof Suppl. Exp-MUAC that are MAMall

East Asia and Pacific

Myanmar

10

5473

3.84

27.9%

26.9%

13.6%

56.2%

30.2%

4.28

26.1%

47.2%

11.4%

88.6%

Philippines

5

3196

62.00

78.9%

38.9%

16.1%

38.7%

45.2%

11.67

23.7%

14.1%

25.7%

74.3%

Total

15

8669

5.27

35.4%

28.9%

14.3%

51.2%

34.5%

4.46

25.8%

41.8%

12.3%

87.7%

Latin America and Caribbean

Haiti

24

13,226

2.72

20.6%

27.0%

10.8%

38.1%

51.1%

2.07

9.9%

50.2%

6.8%

93.2%

South Asia

Afghanistan

65

48,456

2.20

24.9%

22.1%

19.9%

45.9%

34.2%

3.14

14.7%

63.2%

8.2%

91.8%

Bangladesh

37

18,181

10.59

46.5%

36.4%

12.0%

52.1%

35.9%

5.76

29.3%

32.7%

13.9%

86.1%

India

9

3860

13.15

58.1%

45.8%

17.4%

59.1%

23.5%

6.45

37.8%

29.3%

23.1%

76.9%

Nepal

10

5522

6.28

38.4%

43.0%

11.8%

45.2%

43.0%

3.70

29.9%

47.2%

15.6%

84.4%

Pakistan

19

12,851

2.98

28.4%

31.4%

17.0%

50.5%

32.5%

2.74

19.0%

50.1%

12.4%

87.6%

Total

140

88,870

3.63

30.9%

30.2%

16.3%

49.4%

34.3%

3.39

19.6%

50.7%

11.1%

88.9%

East and South Africa

Kenya

36

22,304

5.13

26.8%

14.0%

18.6%

53.0%

28.3%

4.87

19.5%

21.4%

14.3%

85.7%

Madagascar

9

3709

1.56

5.6%

26.6%

4.0%

58.0%

38.0%

2.49

5.6%

71.3%

2.5%

97.5%

Somalia

7

5087

2.29

26.3%

9.6%

27.9%

41.9%

30.2%

5.62

24.6%

50.1%

10.6%

89.4%

South Sudan

26

15,167

2.16

23.1%

9.7%

32.8%

50.7%

16.5%

4.54

27.9%

32.7%

18.9%

81.1%

Sudan

41

35,170

3.54

27.3%

21.2%

18.2%

50.2%

31.6%

3.53

25.2%

35.0%

16.9%

83.1%

Uganda

19

21,658

2.52

21.2%

24.7%

13.5%

55.0%

31.6%

3.88

20.0%

63.4%

8.3%

91.7%

Total

138

103,095

3.07

24.8%

17.5%

18.9%

51.4%

29.6%

3.94

23.6%

37.5%

14.1%

86.0%

West and Central Africa

Burkina Faso

7

5365

3.79

34.1%

35.7%

15.1%

47.0%

37.9%

2.70

27.2%

45.0%

16.9%

83.1%

Central African Republic

13

8640

3.03

17.2%

34.1%

7.3%

42.8%

49.9%

2.84

12.8%

70.5%

5.8%

94.2%

Chad

18

11,046

3.13

28.6%

32.5%

16.6%

50.7%

32.7%

2.92

24.9%

50.5%

15.6%

84.5%

Guinea

5

4025

2.25

22.8%

37.4%

14.5%

51.5%

33.9%

2.09

20.0%

58.2%

13.7%

86.3%

Mali

13

9116

3.99

35.0%

20.8%

20.7%

49.9%

29.4%

3.97

24.5%

35.5%

14.6%

85.5%

Niger

10

6979

6.05

34.6%

44.5%

9.9%

52.3%

37.8%

4.46

26.0%

56.5%

10.1%

89.9%

Nigeria

5

2642

2.04

22.5%

27.1%

19.2%

50.0%

30.8%

2.04

15.4%

47.1%

13.1%

86.9%

Sierra Leone

16

9759

3.73

30.8%

25.7%

16.6%

48.3%

35.1%

3.17

16.1%

40.6%

10.2%

89.8%

Total

87

57,572

3.48

28.6%

32.5%

14.2%

49.3%

36.5%

3.03

22.1%

50.1%

12.6%

87.4%

DRC

154

135,444

2.20

18.2%

30.2%

11.3%

44.8%

43.9%

2.26

11.4%

64.4%

6.9%

93.1%

Overall Aggregate Total

558

406,876

2.87

24.4%

26.5%

14.6%

48.0%

37.3%

2.92

17.9%

50.2%

10.5%

89.5%

  1. SAMall: MUAC< 115 mm and/or oedema and/or WHZ < −3
  2. MAMall: MAM defined as MUAC < 125 mm and > =115 mm and/or WHZ < −2 and > = −3
  3. Suppl. ExpMUAC: children eligible for “Expanded MUAC” program except those who have MUAC < 115 mm or oedema defined by 115 ≤ MUAC < 125 mm and no oedema
  4. Suppl. MUAC+SWAZ: children eligible for “MUAC and Severe Underweight” program (MUAC < 115 mm or WAZ < − 3) except those who have MUAC < 115 mm or oedema
  5. DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
  6. Regional and overall totals are in bold