Predictors of time to recovery from uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition among 6-59 months children treated in out patient treatment in health posts of Nagele Arsi district: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Access to outpatient therapeutic feeding programs (OTP) for all children who have uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a global public health priority. Identifying predictors that determine time-to-recovery from severe acute malnutrition optimize therapeutic success. However, reliable evidence on the determinants of time to recovery at health posts was not available in Nagele Arsi district of South Ethiopia.