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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Systematic review of the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition using food products [PDF]
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2020 AbstractThere is currently a lack of international guidance on the most appropriate treatment for moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), and discrepancies in national treatment guidelines exist. We aimed to explore whether food interventions are effective for MAM children 6–59 months old and whether they result in better outcomes compared with no treatment
Natasha Lelijveld +2 more
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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 AbstractMalnutrition impairs cognitive, communication, and motor development, but it is not known how nutrition and health are associated with development in children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). We aimed to describe motor and language development of children with MAM and explore its nutrition and health‐related correlates.
Mette F Olsen +2 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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Cardiovascular evaluation in children with acute moderate to severe malnutrition
Egyptian Pediatric Association GazetteIntroduction Child malnutrition is a worldwide health issue. The cardiovascular system, like all other systems, undergoes anatomical and functional alterations as a result of malnutrition.
Ahmed Behairy +5 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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Morbidity pattern of underfives with moderate acute malnutrition in southern Nigeria
Ibom Medical JournalBackground: Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. The morbidity pattern of underfives with this condition is yet to be described. Objective: To describe the morbidity pattern of underfives
Udoh EE +15 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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