Time to Recovery From Moderate Acute Malnutrition and Its Predictors Among Children 6–59 Months of Age Enrolled in Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program in Darolebu District, Eastern Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundAcute malnutrition is a major global public health problem, particularly in low and middle-income countries. A targeted supplementary feeding program is an approach recommended to address moderate acute malnutrition in food insecure settings ...
Mohammed Yahya Rashid +3 more
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Validating the diagnostic performance of MUAC in screening moderate acute malnutrition and developing an optimal cut-off for under five children of different regions in Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundValid and reliable anthropometric indicator is useful for early detection and treatment for under nutrition. Although, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) is used for screening of children with moderate acute malnutrition in Ethiopia, its ...
Abera Lambebo +3 more
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Time to recovery from moderate acute malnutrition and its predictors among children aged 6–59 months in Fedis Woreda, East Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundAcute malnutrition is a major global public health problem, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. A targeted supplementary feeding program is an approach recommended to address moderate acute malnutrition in food-insecure settings ...
Berhanu Melaku +7 more
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Risk factors for moderate acute malnutrition among children with acute diarrhoea in India and Tanzania: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects over 30 million children aged -3 or mid-upper arm circumference
Rodrick Kisenge +13 more
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Cost-effectiveness of community-based screening and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Mali. [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2019 IntroductionModerate acute malnutrition (MAM) causes substantial child morbidity and mortality, accounting for 4.4% of deaths and 6.0% of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) lost among children under 5 each year.
Isanaka S +7 more
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Systematic review of the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition using food products [PDF]
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2020 Natasha Lelijveld, Jessica Bourdaire
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Early development in children with moderate acute malnutrition: A cross‐sectional study in Burkina Faso [PDF]
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2020 Mette F Olsen +2 more
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Treating high-risk moderate acute malnutrition using therapeutic food compared with nutrition counseling (Hi-MAM Study): a cluster-randomized controlled trial [PDF]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021 Natasha Lelijveld +2 more
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Ready to-Use Supplementary Food in the Outpatient Management of Children with Acute Malnutrition in Basrah [PDF]
The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2021 Summary Background Ready-to-use supplementary foods are high-energy, lipid-based provide energy, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals to treat acute malnutrition in children aged 6 -59 months.
Nedhal Kudhayer, Sawsan Habib
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Public Health Nutrition, 2023 Objective: To assess the effectiveness of outpatient management with ready-to-use and supplementary foods for infants under 6 months (u6m) of age who were unable to be treated as inpatients due to social and economic barriers.
Maeve M Woeltje +6 more
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