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Management of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years through the lens of health care workers in two rural South African hospitals.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
January 2018
Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape.
Background: Despite the widespread implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in South Africa, poor treatment outcomes for children under 5 years are still observed in some hospitals, particularly in rural areas.
Objective: To explore health care workers' perceptions about upstream and proximal factors contributing to poor treatment outcomes for severe acute malnutrition in two district hospitals in South Africa.
Methods: An explorative descriptive qualitative study was conducted.