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Relapse of severe acute malnutrition post-discharge from outpatient programs among children recovered from complicated SAM in a conflict-affected setting: a matched cohort study, Sana’a, Yemen

BMC Nutrition
Background Little evidence exists on post-discharge outcomes and the sustainability of recovery among children recovering from complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
Mohammed Abdullah Al Amad, Yahia Ahmed Raja’a, Khaled Algendari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Service Availability and Readiness Assessment of Facility-Based Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children in a Public Healthcare Setting in Jorhat, Assam

Cureus
Background: Wasting is one of the most concerning growth and development issues in India, as in other parts of the world. Such children require carefully calibrated nutrition, together with management of co-morbidities.
Dimpymoni Saikia, B. B. Das, B. Das, Mridusmita Nath   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integration of a WASH Component in the Standard National Protocol for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Senegal—A Costing Study

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects 12.2 million children globally. Integrating a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) kit in outpatient SAM treatment can improve recovery rates by preventing WASH‐related diseases and complications, but its cost at ...
Bibata Wassonguema, Maily Lê‐Lacanette, Laura Braun, Matar Ba, Françoise Siroma, Albert Emile Cabo, Antonio Vargas Brizuela, Moustapha Seye, Jean Lapègue, Alexandre Devort, Oliver Cumming, Dieynaba S. N'Diaye   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

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

Cost-effectiveness of community-based management of acute malnutrition in Malawi.

Health Policy and Planning, 2012
R. Wilford, K. Golden, D. Walker
semanticscholar   +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