Management of severe acute malnutrition in children

Our study was conducted at the URENAS of the FARAKO community health center in the Segou health district. Its purpose was to evaluate the medical management of severe acute malnutrition without complications in children aged 6 to 59 months admitted to the center. It is a descriptive and retrospective cross-sectional study that took place over a period of 12 months from January 1 to December 31, 2016. It involved 168 children, the maximum of whom were enumerated in the months of June, July, and August and actively screened. All 168 children were followed up at URENAS and underwent anthropometric measurements and a survey on the quality of care. A predominance of females was observed and 95.8% of the children were newly admitted. Most consultations were motivated by fever and/or diarrhea. Malaria was the most associated pathology. The medical treatment consisted mainly of antibiotics, deworming agents and antimalarial drugs. The evolution was marked by recovery in 97% of cases.