Absolute number of deaths by number of distribution received according to the nutritional status of children at the last visit, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.

<p>Absolute number of deaths by number of distribution received according to the nutritional status of children at the last visit, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.</p

Mortality of the intervention group and the comparison group by number of distributions received, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa District, Niger.

<p>Mortality of the intervention group and the comparison group by number of distributions received, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa District, Niger.</p

Reported sharing of RUSF and the protection ration within the family, July-October 2010, Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.

1<p>No sharing was defined as the ration was reported to be consumed only by children 60 cm to 80 cm in length (target population).</p>2<p>Sharing with siblings <110 cm of height was defined as sharing siblings less than 110 cm of height (approximately 5 years of age).</p>3<p>Sharing within the family was defined as between children 60 cm to 80 cm in length, their siblings less than 110 cm of height and the rest of the family. A family or household was defined as the nuclear family.</p

Change in anthropometry of the intervention group and comparison group between baseline and two weeks post final distribution, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.

<p>Change in anthropometry of the intervention group and comparison group between baseline and two weeks post final distribution, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.</p

Effect of supplementation on the incidence of wasting, stunting¹ and morality between the first distribution and 2 weeks after the last distribution (97 to 101 days), July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.

1<p>Wasting and severe wasting are defined as WLZ<−2 and WLZ <−3 and stunting and severe stunting are defined as LAZ <−2 and LAZ <−3, respectively. Two children who had oedema were not included in analyses of wasting or stunting but were included in the morality analysis.</p>2<p>Number of children contributing to unadjusted analysis.</p>3<p>From marginal Cox proportional hazards models, where the outcome variable is time until first event and time is calendar month. Predicators in the adjusted model included distribution type and indicators for quartiles of the estimated propensity score. The propensity score was estimated using logistic regression where the probability of receiving the RUSF supplementation strategy was predicted given child’s age at baseline (<6, 6–11, 12–23, ≥24 mo), sex, length, village district, accessibility to health center, market, modern water supply, main road, baseline MUAC, WLZ and LAZ (continuous), management of severe acute malnutrition, number of children under five years in the household and if RUSF or the protection ration families was shared within the household.</p

Type of care and treatment response of children 6–36 months from Guidam Roumdji, by beneficiaries of RUF distribution, Maradi, Niger 2007

<p>Type of care and treatment response of children 6–36 months from Guidam Roumdji, by beneficiaries of RUF distribution, Maradi, Niger 2007</p

Description of distributions, July –October, 2010, Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.

1<p>The RUSF distribution was coupled with the WFP’s family protection ration of 8kg of CSB, oil and sugar in July in Guidam Roumdji only.</p>2<p>In both districts in August and September, the family protection rations given were 50 kg cereal, 5 kg pulses and 2 kg of oil.</p

Map of Niger with Maradi region (brown) and Guidam Roumdji district (red).

<p>Map of Niger with Maradi region (brown) and Guidam Roumdji district (red).</p

Total number of severely malnourished children (<70% NCHS or MUAC or oedema) from Guidam Roumdji admitted to the MSF treatment program in Maradi, Niger 2003–2007 (in red: treatment of moderate malnutrition with RUTF; in dark green: 6-months RUF distribution).

<p>Total number of severely malnourished children (<70% NCHS or MUAC or oedema) from Guidam Roumdji admitted to the MSF treatment program in Maradi, Niger 2003–2007 (in red: treatment of moderate malnutrition with RUTF; in dark green: 6-months RUF distribution).</p

Antecedent nutritional status of the child at the last visit before death, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.

<p>Antecedent nutritional status of the child at the last visit before death, July-October 2010 Guidam Roumdji and Madarounfa Districts, Niger.</p