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A cohort analysis of survival and outcomes in severely anaemic children with moderate to severe acute malnutrition in Malawi. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionModerate to severe acute malnutrition (SAM/MAM) and severe anaemia are important and associated co-morbidities in children aged less than five years.
Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Job Calis, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Imelda Bates, Björn Blomberg, Kamija S Phiri   +5 more
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Nutritional and growth profile of infants with acute diarrhea presenting to diarrhea training unit in Kerman No.1 Hospital

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2000
Diarrhea and malnutrition are important health problems in human societies, especially in developing countries, leading to a huge number of deaths annually.
M.H.Torabi – Nezhad (M.D), A.A.Vahidi (M.D), A.Raiszadeh (M.D)   +2 more
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Comparing time to recovery in wasting treatment: simplified approach vs. standard protocol among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia—a cluster-randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionWasting occurs when the body's nutritional needs are unmet due to insufficient intake or illness. It represents a significant global challenge, with approximately 45 million infants and children under 5 years of age suffering from wasting in ...
Yetayesh Maru, Dessalegn Tamiru, Kaleab Baye, Kaleab Baye, Stanley Chitekwe, Yehenew G. Kifle, Arnaud Lailou, Tefera Belachew   +7 more
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Research protocol local ingredients-based supplementary food as an alternative to corn-soya blends plus for treating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Wolaita

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background In Ethiopia, 12.5% of children below 5 years are wasted, and 9.7% are moderately wasted. The present strategy for the management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is a supplementary feeding program; however, this is only provided to ...
Debritu Nane, Anne Hatløy, Elazar Tadesse, Bernt Lindtjørn   +3 more
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Combined Protocol for Acute Malnutrition Study (ComPAS) in rural South Sudan and urban Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2018
Background Acute malnutrition is a continuum condition, but severe and moderate forms are treated separately, with different protocols and therapeutic products, managed by separate United Nations agencies.
Jeanette Bailey, Natasha Lelijveld, Bethany Marron, Pamela Onyoo, Lara S. Ho, Mark Manary, André Briend, Charles Opondo, Marko Kerac   +8 more
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Effect of a simplified approach on recovery of children 6–59 months with wasting in Ethiopia: A noninferiority, cluster randomized controlled trial

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Worldwide, nearly 45 million children under the age of 5 years were affected by wasting in 2022. Ethiopia has been challenged by disasters increasing the caseload of children with wasting. This study aimed to determine the effect of a simplified approach
Yetayesh Maru, Dessalegn Tamiru, Kaleab Baye, Stanley Chitekwe, Arnaud Laillou, Hiwot Darsene, Rashid Abdulai, Mesfin Worku, Tefera Belachew   +8 more
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Childhood malnutrition care during the Gaza siege: aprospective program evaluation

BMC Nutrition
Background Childhood malnutrition in the Gaza Strip has escalated to critical levels due to prolonged blockade, conflict-related destruction of food systems, and severe restrictions on humanitarian aid.
Yasmin El Helu, Said Salah, Beesan Maraqa, Saleem Haj-Yahia   +3 more
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Clinical characteristics and evolution of acutely malnourished children

Acta Médica del Centro, 2012
Malnutrition is the set of clinical manifestations and anthropometric and biochemical alterations caused by an inadequate intake or the incorrect biological utilization (or both) of macro and micronutrients, causing that the nutritional requirements are ...
Katya Bilbao González, Nelson Lázaro Martell Betancourt, Lenier Gómez López, Joaquín García Padrón, Yamilet Segredo Molina, William González Luzardo   +5 more
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Profile of Under-Five Malnourished Children Admitted in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Pune, India

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014
Background: Malnutrition is a major public health problem in a developing country like India. Keeping this in mind a study was carried out to find the proportion of under-five children suffering from malnutrition among the under-five hospitalized ...
Dhrubajyoti J Debnath, Chandrakant V Parulekar   +1 more
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Determinants of acute malnutrition among 6 to 59-months children in public health facilities

Clinical Nutrition Open Science
Summary: Background: Acute malnutrition is a nutritional insufficiency resulting from either inadequate energy or protein intake. It is categorized into severe acute malnutrition and moderate acute malnutrition.
Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim   +2 more
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