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

Teshale, Getachew; Debie, Ayal; Dellie, Endalkachew; Gebremedhin, Tsegaye

doi:10.1186/s12887-022-03417-9

Table 8 Performance indicators of acceptability of OTP service by caretakers (mothers) in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia, 2020, n = 422

From: 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

Acceptability measuring indicators	E^a	O^a	W^a	S^a	A^a	JA^a
Proportion of caretakers whose distances to receive the services are not too far	422	177	2.1	0.9	41.9	Poor
Proportion of caretakers whose access to transportation to the OTP site are fair	422	184	2.1	0.9	43.6	Poor
Proportion of caretakers who said the transportation fees to the OTP sites are fair	422	131	2.2	0.7	31.0	Poor
Proportion of caretakers who replied the schedule or working hours of the OTP sites are appropriate	422	402	2.1	2.0	95.2	Good
Proportion of caretakers who received instructions from the providers on how to feed the child and when to return for the next appointment	422	416	2.0	2.0	98.6	Good
Proportion of caretakers who spent reasonable amount of time to receive the services	422	331	2.2	1.7	78.4	Fair
Proportion of caretakers who received counseling about child nutrition and other things by providers upon their arrival	422	400	2.1	2.0	94.7	Good
Proportion of caretakers who liked discussion about child malnutrition	422	363	2.1	1.8	86.0	Good
Proportion of caretakers who were well informed about child malnutrition by health care provider	422	409	2.1	2.0	96.9	Good
Proportion of caretakers who had friendly approach with healthcare providers	422	407	2.0	1.9	96.5	Good
Proportion of children who did not face difficulty to feed RUTF for their child	422	202	2.3	1.1	47.8	Poor
Proportion of caretakers who did not recommend to share the RUTF with other family members	422	397	2.1	2.0	94.1	Good
Proportion of caretakers who aware selling or buying of RUTF from the market is impossible	422	395	2.2	2.1	93.6	Good
Proportion of caretakers who knew OTP services are important for uncomplicated SAM management	422	420	2.4	2.4	99.6	Good
Overall acceptability of OTP service by caretakers (mothers)			30.0	21.3	71.0	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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