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A feasibility study using mid-upper arm circumference as the sole anthropometric criterion for admission and discharge in the outpatient treatment for severe acute malnutrition

BMC Nutrition, 2021
Background The World Health Organization recommends the use of a weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as anthropometric criteria for the admission and discharge of young children for the community-based management of ...
Souna Garba, Halidou Salou, Fabienne Nackers, Amadou Ayouba, Montse Escruela, Ousmane Guindo, Mercé Rocaspana, Rebecca F. Grais, Sheila Isanaka   +8 more
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Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6–59 Months by treating common, life-threatening childhood illnesses and using Nutrient-Dense, Locally Available, Affordable Foods Using Community Health Promoters in Mandera County, Kenya.

Role of Nutrition and Dietetics in Health Systems Strengthening.
Acute malnutrition remains a critical public health challenge in Mandera County, Kenya, with children aged 6–59 months being the most affected. Although Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) protocols have been widely implemented, persistent
Yussuf Mohamed Ibrahim
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Cost-effectiveness of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by community health workers compared to treatment provided at an outpatient facility in rural Mali

Human Resources for Health, 2018
Background The Malian Nutrition Division of the Ministry of Health and Action Against Hunger tested the feasibility of integrating treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into the existing Integrated Community Case Management package delivered by ...
Eleanor Rogers, Karen Martínez, Jose Luis Alvarez Morán, Franck G. B. Alé, Pilar Charle, Saul Guerrero, Chloe Puett   +6 more
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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION (CMAM) IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA: LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVENESS

Journal of African Advancement and Sustainability Studies
Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) has been implemented in Bauchi State, Nigeria, to address the high burden of acute malnutrition among children under five.
Edrees Abdullahi Muhammad, A. Muhammad, K. M. Yakasai, M. Abdullahi, Bashir Idris, Salisu Haladu, Umar Mohammed Yusuf, Abdulrahman Abdullahi Mohammed, Usman Mohammed   +8 more
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION (CMAM) AMONG CAREGIVERS AND HEALTH WORKERS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ASSESSMENT

International Journal of Medical Biological and Pharmaceutical Science
Acute malnutrition remains a major public health challenge among children under five in Nigeria, particularly in northern states where poverty, food insecurity, poor feeding practices, and limited healthcare access prevail.
Edrees Abdullahi Muhammad, A. Muhammad, K. M. Yakasai, A. Muhammad, Bashir Idris, Salisu Haladu, Umar Mohammed Yusuf, Abdulrahman Abdullahi Mohammed   +7 more
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Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition among 6-59 months children from community-based SAM management program in Dungarpur district of southern Rajasthan: diving deeper through study of block-wise prevalence

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2023
Background: Acute malnutrition (severe and moderate) is a major public health problem in India and especially Rajasthan. National family health surveys now provide prevalence of SAM children till district level but there’s an undenying need for data at ...
R. Suman, M. S. Tomar, K. Agrawal, S. Dangi, M. Yadav, Minakshi Singh, V. Dutta, Shiv Chauhan, Sheela Rameshwar, Rajnish Chordia, B. S. Yadav   +10 more
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Barriers and facilitators of severe acute malnutrition management at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia, descriptive phenomenological study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundMalnutrition is a clinical condition that affects all age groups, and it remains a major public health threat in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, this research aimed to investigate the barriers and facilitators of treating severe acute ...
Daniel Alelign, Netsanet Fentahun, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw   +2 more
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A qualitative approach to assess operational barriers of service providers of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition program in a district of central India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Though management of malnourishment in children has evolved, backed up by global evidence, community-based nutritional rehabilitation is a recent impetus to improve the outcomes, overcoming the challenges of facility-based rehabilitation. Yet
Akanksha Tomar, Sunil Patel, P. Gupta, Rajesh Tiwari   +3 more
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Quality of care for severe acute malnutrition delivered by community health workers in southern Bangladesh

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2013
This study assessed the quality of care provided by community health workers (CHWs) in managing cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) according to a treatment algorithm.
Chloe Puett, Jennifer Coates, Harold Alderman, Kate Sadler   +3 more
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Acceptability of a Microbiome-Directed Food for the Management of Children with Uncomplicated Acute Malnutrition in Maradi, Niger: Two Randomized Crossover Trials

Current Developments in Nutrition
Background: A novel ready-to-use microbiome-directed food (MDF) has been developed for the management of acute malnutrition using ingredients that promote repair of the gut microbiota of undernourished children.
Susan M Rattigan, Ibrahim Ngoumboute Mbouombouo, Mohamed Antar Abdou Tahirou, Ishita Mostafa, Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb, Souna Garba, Ousmane Guindo, Tahmeed Ahmed, Michael J Barratt, Jeffrey I Gordon, Christopher R Sudfeld, Rebecca F Grais, Sheila Isanaka   +12 more
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