Family MUAC supported by a two-way SMS platform for identifying children with wasting: the Mama Aweza randomised controlled trial

Effective methods of preventing and identifying childhood wasting are required to achieve global child health goals. Family mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) programs train caregivers to screen their child for wasting with MUAC tapes. We assessed the effectiveness of a two-way short message service...

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Hauptverfasser: Tickell, Kirkby D., Achieng, Cathering, Masheti, Mary, Anyango, Maureen, Ndirangu, Agnes, Diakhate, Mareme M., Yoshioka, Emily, Levin, Carol, Rubin Means, Arianna, Choo, Esther M., Ronen, Keshet, Unger, Jennifer A., Richardson, Barbra A., Singa, Benson O., McGrath, Christine J.
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description Effective methods of preventing and identifying childhood wasting are required to achieve global child health goals. Family mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) programs train caregivers to screen their child for wasting with MUAC tapes. We assessed the effectiveness of a two-way short message service (SMS) platform (referred to as the Maternally Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System [MAMMS]) in western Kenya. In this individual-level randomised controlled trial in two rural countries in western Kenya, children (aged 5–12 months) were randomly allocated (1:1) to receive either standard care (SOC) or MAMMS. Randomisation method was permuted-block randomisation with a block size of 10. Eligible participants were children attending maternal child health clinics in the two counties whom had a MUAC between 12.5 and 14.0 cm. The MAMMS group received two MUAC tapes and weekly SMS reminders to screen their child's MUAC. The SOC group received routine community health volunteer services and additional quarterly visits from the study team. The primary analysis used a cox proportional hazards model to compare SOC and MAMMS time-to-diagnosis of wasting (MUAC
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