Efficacy and safety of therapeutic nutrition products for home based therapeutic nutrition for severe acute malnutrition: A Systematic Review

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 709-718

  Gera, Tarun ^a  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Management; Severe acute malnutrition; Therapeutic nutrition product

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FOOD; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAST FOODS; FOOD, FORMULATED; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 78650967387     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0095-1     Document Type: Review

References (25)

1. International Institute for Population Sciences. National Family Health Survey 3, 2005-2006. Mumbai, India: IIPS; 2006.
2. Pelletier DL. The relationship between child anthropometry and mortality in developing countries: implications for policy, programs and future research. J Nutr 1994; 124 (suppl): 2047S- 2081S.
3. Collins S, Dent N, Binns P, Bahwere P, Sadler K, and Hallam A. Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. Lancet 2006; 368: 1992-2000.
4. Bhutta ZA, Ahmed T, Black RE, Cousens S, Dewey K, et al. What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival. Lancet 2008; 371: 417-440.
5. Ashworth A. Efficacy and effectiveness of community-based treatment of severe malnutrition. Food Nutr Bull 2006 Sep; 27(3 Suppl): S24-48.
6. Gaboulaud V, Dan-Bouzoua N, Brasher C, Fedida G, Gergonne B, Brown V. Could nutritional rehabilitation at home complement or replace centrebased therapeutic feeding programmes for severe malnutrition?J Trop Pediatr 2007; 53: 49-51.
7. Ciliberto MA, Sandige H, Ndekha MJ, Ashorn P,Briend A, et al. Comparison of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food with standard therapy in the treatment of malnourished Malawian children: a controlled, clinical effectiveness trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2005; 81: 864-870.
8. Diop EHI, Dossou NI, Ndour MM, Briend A, Wade S. Comparison of the efficacy of a solid ready-touse food and a liquid, milk-based diet for the rehabilitation of severely malnourished children: a randomized trial. Am. J. Clin, Nutr. 78: 302-307.
9. Manary MJ, Ndkeha MJ, Ashorn P, Maleta K, Briend A. Home based therapy for severe malnutrition with ready to use food. Arch. Dis. Child. 2004;89;557-561.
10. Simpore J, Kabore F, Zongo F, Dansou D, Bere A, Pignatelli S, et al. Nutrition rehabilitation of undernourished children utilizing Spiruline and Misola. Nutr J. 2006 Jan 23; 5: 3.
11. Sandige H, Ndekha MJ, Briend A, Ashorn P, Manary MJ. Home-based treatment of malnourished malawian children with locally produced or imported ready-to-use food. JPGN 2004; 39: 141-146.
12. Diop EI, Dossou N, Briend A, Yaya NA, Ndour MM, Wade S. Home-based rehabilitation for severely malnourished children using locally made ready-touse therapeutic food (RTUF). Pediatr Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: Second World Congress, Paris, France, 2004.
13. Amthor RE, Cole SM, Manary MJ. The use of home based therapy with ready to use therapeutic food to treat malnutrition in a rural area during a food crisis. J Am Diet Assoc 2009; 109: 464-467.
14. Jilcott SB, Ickes SB, Ammerman AS, Myhre JA. Iterative design, implementation and evaluation of a supplemental feeding program for underweight children ages 6-59 months in Western Uganda. Matern Child Health J. 2010; 14: 299-306.
15. Linemann Z, Matilsky D, Ndekha M, Manary M, Maleta K, Manary MJ. A large scale operational of home based therapy with ready to use therapeutic food in childhood malnutrition in Malawi. Mat Child Nutr 2007; 3: 206-215.
16. Ciliberto MA, Manary MJ, Ndekha MJ, Briend A, Ashorn P. Home-based therapy for oedematous malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic food. Acta Paediatr. 2006; 95: 1012-1015.
17. Chaiken MS, Deconinck H, Degefie T. The promise of a community-based approach to managing severe malnutrition: A case study from Ethiopia. Food Nutr Bull 2006 Jun; 27: 95-104.
18. Collins S, Sadler K. Outpatient care for severely malnourished children in emergency relief programmes: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet. 2002; 360 : 1824-1830.
19. Briend A, Lacsala R, Prudhon C, Mounier B, Grellety Y, Golden MHN. Ready-to-use therapeutic food for treatment of marasmus. Lancet 1999; 353: 1767-1768.
20. Prudhon C, Prinzo ZW, Briend A, Daelmans BMEG, Mason JB. Proceedings of the WHO, UNICEF, and SCN Informal Consultation on Community-Based Management of Severe Malnutrition in Children. Food Nutr Bull 2006; 27(Suppl 3): S99-S108.
21. National Workshop on "Development of Guidelines for Effective Home Based Care and Treatment of Children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition" Indian Pediatr 2006; 43: 131-139.
22. CEBM Centre for Evidence Based Medicine. Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine - Levels of Medicine (March 2009). Available at: http:// www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1025. Accessed on May 15, 2010.
23. WHO Statistical Information System. Available at: http://apps.who.int/ whosis/data/Search.jsp. Accessed on May 18th, 2010.
24. Jha P, Bangoura O, Ranson K. The cost-eff ectiveness of forty health interventions in Guinea. Health Policy Plan 1998; 13: 249-262.
25. Tectonidis M. Crisis in Niger-outpatient care for severe acute malnutrition. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 224-227.