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Table 3 Performance indicators of OTP and sphere standard references, Wolaita Zone, 2014

From: Treatment outcomes of severe acute malnutrition in children treated within Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) at Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: retrospective cross-sectional study

Performance indicators

Frequencies of indicators

International sphere standards references

Acceptable

Alarming

Recovery rate

504 (64.9%)

>75%

<50%

Death rate

9 (1.2%)

<10%

>15%

Default rate

17 (2.2%)

<15%

>25%

Average weight gain

4.2 g/kg/days

≥8 g/kg/days

<8 g/kg/days

Length of stay

6.8 weeks

<4 weeks

>6 weeks