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Table 1 Change in median monthly SAM and MAM admissions during COVID-19

From: Acute malnutrition recovery rates improve with COVID-19 adapted nutrition treatment protocols in South Sudan: a mixed methods study

 

Median Monthly SAM Admissions

Median Monthly MAM Admissions

 

Pre-COVID

COVID

% Changea

Pre-COVID

COVID

% Changea

National

21,036

16,457

−21.8%

45,984

42,901

−6.7%

Central Equatoria

860

708

− 17.6%

2696

2060

−23.6%

Eastern Equatoria

1937

1479

−23.6%

4354

3491

−19.8%

Jonglei

3100

4128

33.2%

6772

8459

24.9%

Lakes

2182

1432

−34.4%

4796

3559

−25.8%

Northern Bahr el Ghazal

2992

1953

−34.7%

6357

5715

−10.1%

Unity

3066

2662

−13.2%

5714

6032

5.6%

Upper Nile

1643

1014

−38.3%

3856

2511

−34.9%

Warrap

2528

1772

− 29.9%

5952

6219

4.5%

Western Bahr el Ghazal

1550

1136

− 26.7%

2954

2533

−14.3%

Western Equatoria

890

1116

25.4%

2535

2657

4.8%

  1. aComparison of 15-month periods before (Jan 2019 to Mar 2020) and after (April 2020 to June 2021) COVID