Table 1 Characteristics of the selected facilities
From: Assessment of monitoring systems in the management of severe acute malnutrition in northern Nigeria
Facility | Average number of children in treatment at beginning of month (2016) | Average number of monthly admissions (children 6-59 m) (2016) | % recovered/ dischargeda (2016) | Location | Approx. distance from state capital in km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 (pre-test) | 167 | 65 | 96% | Urban | < 20 |
1 | 74 | 42 | 94% | Urban | < 20 |
2 | 100 | 60 | 89% | Urban | < 20 |
3 | 90 | 47 | 94% | Urban | < 20 |
4 | 120 | 41 | 98% | Rural | 20–80 |
5 | 66 | 23 | 97% | Rural | > 80 |
6 | 104 | 39 | 96% | Rural | 20–80 |
7 | 141 | 67 | 94% | Rural | 20–80 |
8 | 125 | 53 | 74% | Rural | > 80 |
9 | 97 | 49 | 93% | Rural | > 80 |
All CMAM in state | 117 | 50 | 93% |