What are looking for?

Average Length of Stay (ALS)

Indicator Phrasing

average length of stay in the treatment program for recovered children aged 6-59 months
durée moyenne du séjour dans le programme de traitement pour les enfants guéris âgés de 6 à 59 mois
período médio de permanência no programa de tratamento das crianças recuperadas com idades entre 6-59 meses
متوسط مدة الإقامة في البرنامج العلاجي للأطفال المتعافين الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 6-59 شهرا

Indicator Phrasing

English: average length of stay in the treatment program for recovered children aged 6-59 months

French: durée moyenne du séjour dans le programme de traitement pour les enfants guéris âgés de 6 à 59 mois

Portuguese: período médio de permanência no programa de tratamento das crianças recuperadas com idades entre 6-59 meses

Arabic: متوسط مدة الإقامة في البرنامج العلاجي للأطفال المتعافين الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 6-59 شهرا

What is its purpose?

The indicator measures the average duration of the children’s stay in the treatment program before they were discharged as “recovered”. It is an important sign of the treatment program’s quality.

How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data

Calculate the total number of days all children discharged as “recovered” spent in the treatment (i.e. from admission to discharge) and divide it by the number of children discharged as “recovered”.

Disaggregate by

Disaggregate the data by geographical area, gender and age groups.

Important Comments

1) The indicator does not require a separate survey – all data can be gained from the treatment program’s regular records.

    

2) The length of stay in outpatient therapeutic programs (OTPs) usually ranges from 45 – 60 days (about 6.5 – 8.5 weeks). Considerably longer duration can indicate OTP’s limited quality.

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