Table 2 Description of results and recommendations for reviewed surveys
No. (Ref) | Time | Place | CMR (per 10,000 per day) | U5MR (per 10,000 per day) | GAM (WHO) | SAM (WHO) | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (14) | June 2008 | Kibua | 0.38 [0.18-0.58] | 1.10 [0.45-1.76] | 4.8% [3.2-6.3] | 0.5% [0.1-1.0] | â—¦ Community awareness about key themes in nutrition and encourage them to visit the NGO for preventive consultations â—¦ Support the implementation of food security assessment to improve food production and diversity â—¦ Put in place a nutritional education system â—¦ Reinforce routine vaccination activities â—¦ Put in place comprehensive management of acute malnutrition in health centers. â—¦ Improve the sources of potable water |
2 (15) | July 2008 | Binza | 0.53 [0.30-0.76] | 0.88 [0.25-1.51] | 5.1% [3.3-7.0] | 1.0% [0.3-1.7] | â—¦ Continue activities for moderate malnutrition to prevent the risk of severe malnutrition â—¦ Provide breastfeeding and nutritional counselling â—¦ Support routine vaccination activities and distribution of vitamin A â—¦ Improve the overall health status of the population |
3 (16) | July-August 2008 | Nyanzale, Birambizo | 0.48 [0.22-1.05] | 1.08 [0.37-3.14] | 2.6% [1.4-4.5] | 0.9% [0.4-2.4] | â—¦ Repeat the nutritional assessment the following year at the same time using the same methodology â—¦ Active screening of children's nutritional status â—¦ Put in place a prospective surveillance system for morbidity and mortality â—¦ Strengthen routine measles immunization strategies â—¦ Alert authorities to an abnormal increase in the number of cases of malaria, diarrhea and measles â—¦ Community awareness campaign about the NGOs activities |