Programmatic adaptations to acute malnutrition screening and treatment during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022 The COVID‐19 pandemic presented numerous challenges to acute malnutrition screening and treatment. To enable continued case identification and service delivery while minimising transmission risks, many organisations and governments implemented ...
Maria Wrabel +4 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareBackground: Post COVID-19 pandemic, due to lack of access to nutritional services, malnutrition prevalence has exacerbated. The role of Anganwadi workers in provision of nutrition services is important in prevention of malnutrition in the community. Aim:
Nancy Angeline Gnanaselvam +2 more
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A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of alternative approaches to the treatment of severly malnourished children [PDF]
A longitudinal, prospective and controlled trial was undertaken to identify the most cost-effective treatment for children with severe malnutrition. Children
Khanum, Sultana
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Prevalence of wasting among under 6-month-old infants in developing countries and implications of new case definitions using WHO growth standards: a secondary data analysis. [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVES: To determine wasting prevalence among infants aged under 6 months and describe the effects of new case definitions based on WHO growth standards. DESIGN: Secondary data analysis of demographic and health survey datasets.
Kerac, Marko +13 more
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Lessons Learned from Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programmes that Operate in Fragile or Conflict Affected Settings [PDF]
, 2021 This rapid review synthesises the literature on how community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programmes could be adapted in settings of conflict and fragility. It identifies multiple factors affecting the quality and effectiveness of CMAM services including the health system, community engagement and linkages with other programmes ...
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Evaluating risk factors for protein-energy malnutrition in children under the age of six years: a case-control study from Iran [PDF]
Introduction: Protein-energy malnutrition is one of the most important public health problems in Iran. It not only accounts for more than half of child mortality but can also produce somatic and mental impairment in survivors.
کامران, عزیز +2 more
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Acute Malnutrition in Bangladeshi Children [PDF]
, 2009 The main purpose of the study was to identify the levels and determinants of acute malnutrition or wasting in Bangladeshi children. A 2-stage stratified random sampling design was used to collect the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data during ...
Soma Chowdhury +5 more
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Influence of domestic violence on the association between malnutrition and low cognitive development. [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVES: To investigate the size and direction of the association between malnutrition and low cognitive performance and to evaluate the effect of domestic violence on this association.
Assis, Ana MO +11 more
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Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia, 2017 Malnutrition is one of the principal causes of child mortality in developing countries including Indonesia. Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of malnutrition affecting children under-five and is associated with many infectious ...
Titih Huriah
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Management of severe acute malnutrition [PDF]
, 2015 Malnutrition remains a global health concern and contributes significantly to childhood mortality. Nearly half of all deaths in children
Cloete, J, Cloete, Jeane
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