Perspectives for integration into the local health system of community-based management of acute malnutrition in children under 5 years: a qualitative study in Bangladesh

Table 4 Needed staff for inpatient and outpatient SAM and MAM management, according to existing recommendations

	SAM inpatient	SAM outpatient	MAM outpatient
Total malnourished children at any time	93	1767	10,525
Recommended number of children to be managed by one staff	10	20	No standard (20)
Total staff needed	0	88	526
Existing staff	14	60	60
Gap in staff number	0	28	466

Note:
Existing staff for inpatient management are those of Upazila health complexes.
Existing staff for outpatient care are those of sub-centres, family welfare centres and community clinics.

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