Evaluation of the outpatient therapeutic program for severe acute malnourished children aged 6–59 months implementation in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods evaluation

Table 5 Performance of compliance of OTP implementation in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia, 2020, n = 63

Compliance measuring indicators	E^a	O^a	W^a	S^a	A^a	JP^a
% of children bilateral pitting edema checked during the observation	63	30	2.0	0.9	45.0	Poor
% of children whose anthropometry is measured	63	44	6.0	4.2	70.0	Fair
% of children classified accordingly during the observation	63	54	2.0	1.7	85.0	Good
% of children admitted according to admission criteria during the observation	63	58	2.0	1.8	90.0	Good
% of children whose medical complication is checked during observation	63	57	2.0	1.8	90.0	Good
% of children whose appetite is tested upon admission and follow-up during the observation	63	30	2.0	0.9	45.0	Poor
% of admitted children whose medical History and Physical examination recorded on the OTP chart	384	198	3.0	1.5	50.0	Poor
% of admitted children whose routine medication given recorded on the OTP chart	384	247	3.0	1.9	63.3	Fair
% of admitted children whose amount of RUTF needed is recorded on the OTP chart	384	341	2.0	1.8	90.0	Good
% of children discharged according to the protocol	384	375	3.0	2.9	96.7	Good
% of OTP monthly report prepared and reported to the next level	9	9	3.0	3.0	100.0	Good
Over all compliance			30	22.5	75	Fair

^aE Expected, O Observed, W weight, S Score = (Observed X weight)/Expected), A Achievement in percentage = (S/W) * 100), JP Judgement Parameter

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