Community-based management of acute malnutrition: Implementation quality, and staff and user satisfaction with services.

Malnutrition is a global public health problem. According to the 2016 Global Nutrition Report, approximately 2 billion and 800 million people have micronutrient and caloric deficiencies, respectively.1 The report further indicates that 159 million children under the age of 5 years are too short for their age (stunted growth), 50 million are underweight for their height (wasted), and 41 million are overweight.1 Malnutrition generally refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's energy and nutrient intake.2 Malnutrition and its complications account for approximately half of all child deaths worldwide.3 The seriousness of malnutrition has led to several global efforts and interventions to address this health problem.4