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Capacity-Building in the Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2015
Evidence from low- and middle-income countries indicates that although there is a willingness to prevent and treat malnutrition at scale, there is very limited capacity to achieve this. Three broad areas of concern are human resources and the quality of services; management systems and supplies; and demand side factors.
Alan A Jackson, Ann Ashworth
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Progress of Severe, Moderate and Global Acute Malnutrition among Children in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Development Studies, 2021
Although Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic growth and improved various health indicators, childhood malnutrition still is a big concern in improving child health in Bangladesh. This paper explores the prevalence and trends of severe acute malnutrition, moderate acute malnutrition and global acute malnutrition, as well as their socio ...
ABDUR RAZZAQUE SARKER, ZAKIR HOSSAIN
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Management of Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children

2016
Each year, approximately 5.9 million children around the world die before their fifth birthday (You and others 2015). The leading killers are prematurity and pneumonia, responsible for 17.8 percent and 15.5 percent of all deaths in this age group, respectively (Liu and others 2014, 2016).
Lindsey Lenters, Kerri Wazny, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta   +2 more
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Maximizing Recovery and Growth When Treating Moderate Acute Malnutrition With Whey-Containing Supplements

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2018
Background: Much debate exists about the utility of dairy ingredients in the supplementary foods used to treat childhood moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). Objective: To review the evidence regarding the effectiveness of dairy ...
Heather C Stobaugh
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Moderate Acute Malnutrition: Uncovering the Known and Unknown for More Effective Prevention and Treatment

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2015
With a fast-approaching post-Millennium Development Goal era, there is an urgent need to boost global investment in efforts to reduce child malnutrition. Critical to the management of moderate malnutrition, and therefore to the new Sustainable Development Goals, is addressing severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM ...
Cornelia U Loechl
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Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Hospitalized Children with Moderate and Severe Acute Malnutrition in South India

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2015
To evaluate the clinico-epidemiological profile, pattern of infections, feeding practices, socio-demographic risk factors and outcome of hospitalized children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM).Cases (children aged 1-60 mo with SAM or MAM) and controls (children with weight for height z score more than -1 SD ...
R Usha, Devi, Sriram, Krishnamurthy, B Vishnu, Bhat, Ajit, Sahai   +3 more
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Setting the Scene: An Overview of Issues Related to Policies and Programs for Moderate and Severe Acute Malnutrition

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2015
Background Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) continue to exist at unacceptably high levels. There is a renewed momentum to dramatically improve nutritional status and decrease rates of malnutrition of all kinds.
Eileen, Kennedy, Francesco, Branca, Patrick, Webb, Zulfigar, Bhutta, Rebecca, Brown   +4 more
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Role of Optimized Plant Protein Combinations as a Low-Cost Alternative to Dairy Ingredients in Foods for Prevention and Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnutrition

2020
Tackling the global burden of acute malnutrition in children remains a major public health challenge and is essential for achieving sustainable development. Despite having effective treatment options, most wasted children go untreated; treatment coverage for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) children is only about 20%.
Mark, Manary, Meghan, Callaghan-Gillespie   +1 more
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A Study of clinical profile of children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition

2018
Thesis with dataset and master sheet ...
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Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition Detection in a Rural Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Clinic and Their Comparison With the IAP Charts: A Two-Year Study

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2017
Background: Children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) have an increased list of mortality, infections and impaired physical and cognitive development compared to well-nourished children.
Deepali Abhijit Ambike, Sandhya Vishal Haribhakta, Subhash Shankar Poyekar, Aishwarya Santosh Pingley, Jyotsna Madhu Naidu   +4 more
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