Table 4 Observation and routine document review on compliance of HCPs in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia, 2020

Activities (Observation)

Tasks performed by HEWs (n = 63 (%)

  Check bilateral edema

30 (47.6)

  Measuring MUAC

62 (98.4)

  Measuring weight

60 (95.2)

  Measuring height

9 (14.3)

  Check for medical complications

57 (90.5)

  Observe appetite test

30 (47.6)

  Admit based on admission criteria

58 (92.1)

Checked in the registration book

Tasks performed by HEWs (n = 384), n (%)

  Children medical history and physical examination recorded

198 (51.6)

  Medication given registered

247 (64.3)

  RUTF needed calculated and registered

341 (88.8)

  Children discharged based on the protocol

375 (97.7)

  Children’s registration completed

124 (32.3)

  Monthly report prepared and send to woreda health office

63 (100)