Results 101 to 110 of about 168,071,668 (180)

Cost-effectiveness of severe acute malnutrition treatment delivered by community health workers in the district of Mayahi, Niger

Human Resources for Health
Background A non-randomized controlled trial, conducted from June 2018 to March 2019 in two rural communes in the health district of Mayahi in Niger, showed that including community health workers (CHWs) in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM)
Elisa M. Molanes-López, José M. Ferrer, Abdias Ogobara Dougnon, Abdoul Aziz Gado, Atté Sanoussi, Nassirou Ousmane, Ramatoulaye Hamidou Lazoumar, Pilar Charle-Cuéllar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Under 5 Years Children in Nigeria: A Review of Urgent Calls for Public Health Interventions

Journal of Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Environmental Sciences
Malnutrition remains a critical public health crisis in Nigeria, particularly among children under five years, contributing to approximately 45% of under-five mortality and imposing substantial economic burdens estimated at 11% of gross domestic product.
Adeyemi Ogedengbe Omoge, Modupe Oluwatimileyin Omoge, Oluwabunmi Bridget Erinsakin, Taiwo Testimony Erinsakin, Oluwafemi Olumide Oyetunji   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rural children remain more at risk of acute malnutrition following exit from community based management of acute malnutrition program in South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Abitew DB, Worku A, Mulugeta A, Bazzano AN.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Perceptions towards management of acute malnutrition by community health volunteers in northern Kenya.

Child undernutrition is a persistent challenge in arid and semi-arid areas due to low and erratic rainfall, recurrent droughts and food insecurity.
Tewoldeberha Daniel, Alex Mutua, Okoth, Peter F., Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Peter Okoth, Donfouet, Hermann Pythagore Pierre, Wilunda, Calistus, Mwangi, Bonventure, Cuellar, Pilar Charle, Zerfu, Taddese Alemu, Mutua, Alex, Maina, Lucy, Lydia Karimurio, Schofield, Lily, Matanda, Charles, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth, Daniel, Tewoldeberhan, Charles Matanda, Keane, Emily, Agutu, Olivia, Bonventure Mwangi, Emily Keane, Judith Raburu, Kutondo, Edward, Lilly Schofield, Lucy Gathigi Maina, Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, Njiru, James, Kavoo, Daniel, Daniel Kavoo, Codjia, Patrick, Khamadi, Jemimah Wekhomba, Chabi, Martin, Oteyza, Saul Guerrero, Raburu, Judith, Martin Chabi, Elizabeth Wambui, Grace Gichohi, Mwaniki, Elizabeth, Betty Samburu, Pilar Charle Cuellar, James Njiru, Gichohi, Grace, Olivia Agutu, Samburu, Betty, Karimurio, Lydia, Calistus Wilunda   +47 more
core   +2 more sources

The efficacy of ‘ready-to-use therapeutic food - RUTF’ without milk to modulate severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a scoping review

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Background Inpatient rehabilitation for children with severe acute malnutrition is not consistently preferred or practicable because of its financial constraints on carers and health facilities.
Francis Danso, Ihab Tewfik
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a nonweight‐based daily dosage of ready‐to‐use therapeutic food in children suffering from uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: A nonrandomized, noninferiority analysis of programme data in Afghanistan

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major global public health problem. SAM cases are treated using ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) at a dosage of ∼200 kcal/kg/day per the standard treatment protocol (STD). Emerging evidence on simplifications
Paluku Bahwere, Grace Funnell, Ahmad Nawid Qarizada, Sophie Woodhead, Wilfred Bengnwi, Minh Tram Le   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should India Use Commercially Produced Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Social Medicine, 2009
Globally, nearly 20 million children under five suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a condition which contributes to one million child deaths annually. In India 48% of children under five years of age are stunted and 43 percent are underweight;
Vandana Prasad, Radha Holla, Arun Gupta
doaj  

Household‐level water, sanitation and hygiene factors and interventions and the prevention of relapse after severe acute malnutrition recovery: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of acute malnutrition and is associated with high mortality risk among children under 5. While the Community‐based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) approach, recommended for treating cases ...
Clara MacLeod, Laure Ngabirano, Dieynaba S. N'Diaye, Laura Braun, Oliver Cumming   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How to strengthen a Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition programme in northern Nigeria

, 2015
This summary highlights findings and recommendations from operation research on a Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme in northern Nigeria.
Rasheed A. Okunola (19299517), Wasiu A. Afolabi (19299523), Jenna Hoyt (436500), Isaac Akinyele (19295839), Hussiani Lawal (19299520), Elaine Ferguson (3490400), Cynthia Yohanna-Dzingina (19295842), Olutayo Adeyemi (13564307), Jayne Webster (170997)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Impact on child acute malnutrition of integrating small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements into community-level screening for acute malnutrition: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Mali

Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) has been widely adopted to treat childhood acute malnutrition (AM), but its effectiveness in program settings is often limited by implementation constraints, low screening coverage, and poor ...
Huybregts, Lieven, Le Port, Agnès, Rawat, Rahul, Coulibaly, Lazare, Barba, Francisco M., Becquey, Elodie, Zongrone, Amanda, Leroy, Jef L., Khassanova, Regina, Ruel, Marie T.   +9 more
core   +1 more source