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Table 4 Performance score of CORP on malnutrition treatment procedures, accounting for clustering at CORP level

From: A feasibility study to assess non-clinical community health workers’ capacity to use simplified protocols and tools to treat severe acute malnutrition in Niger state Nigeria

Procedure

Score (95% CI)

Ability to take MUAC measurement

96.5 (94.1, 97.9)

Ability to match MUAC colour on register

99.5 (98.6, 99.8)

Correct referral decision

99.8 (98.8, 100.0)

Achieved a conducive environment appetite test

96.5 (94.6, 97.7)

instructed caregiver to wash hands

97.0 (95.0, 98.2)

Conducted appetite test correctly (one-third of RUTF eaten)

99.8 (98.8, 100.0)

Made correct decision on appetite test

99.5 (98.5, 99.9)

Started weighing with scale re-calibration

99.5 (97.9, 99.9)

heavy pieces of clothing removed

98.4 (96.7, 99.2)

Calculated correct daily RUTF dosage

99.8 (98.9, 100.0)

Calculated correct number of RUTF for 1 week

99.2 (97.7, 99.7)

Recorded dosage on register correctly

99.5 (98.0, 99.9)

Correct amoxicillin prescription

94.4 (89.0, 97.2)

Recorded amoxicillin on register correctly

93.7 (87.6, 96.9)

Albendazole prescribed correctly

83.6 (72.9, 90.6)

Recorded albendazole on register correctly

82.2 (71.4, 89.5)

Ability to know treatment status (continue or stop)

100