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The clinical profile and outcome of children with acute malnutrition in a tertiary health center in North-West Nigeria: A 1-year retrospective review

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2020
Background: Acute malnutrition is broadly classified as severe acute malnutrition (SAM) or moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). It affects almost 20 million children worldwide, with majority of the cases in developing countries. In Africa, it was estimated
Ibrahim Aliyu, Halima Umar Ibrahim, Umma Idris, Godpower Chinedu Michael, Umma Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Abdulsalam Mohammed, Ibrahim Ahmad, Junaid Muhammad Habib   +7 more
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Choice of Design and Outcomes in Trials among Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition [PDF]

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2015
There is a need for trials on the effects of food aid products for children with moderate acute malnutrition, to identify how best to restore body tissues and function. The choice of control intervention is a major challenge, with both ethical and scientific implications. While randomized trials are needed, special designs, such as cluster-randomized,
Friis, Henrik, Michaelsen, Kim F., Wells, Jonathan C   +2 more
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Impact of the extension of a performance-based financing scheme to nutrition services in Burundi on malnutrition prevention and management among children below five: A cluster-randomized control trial

PLoS ONE, 2020
Malnutrition is a huge problem in Burundi. In order to improve the health system response, the Ministry of Health piloted the introduction of malnutrition prevention and care indicators within its performance-based financing (PBF) scheme.
Catherine Korachais, Sandra Nkurunziza, Manassé Nimpagaritse, Bruno Meessen, Seth Adu-Afarwuah   +4 more
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Comparison of thyroid hormonal status and serum albumin level between children with moderate acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2022
Background: Malnutrition is one of the most common nutritional problems in developing countries of the world and an important cause of childhood mortality and morbidity leading to permanent impairment of physical and mental growth. Objective of current study was comparison of thyroid hormonal status and serum albumin level between children with MAM and
Aashish Saini, Hemant Jain, Mili Doshi, Jinesh Saini   +3 more
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Development and nutritional evaluation of local ingredients‐based supplements to treat moderate acute malnutrition among children aged below five years: A descriptive study from rural Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia [PDF]

Food Science and Nutrition, 2020
Debritu Nané, Anne Hatløy, Bernt Lindtjørn   +2 more
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An assessment of nutritional status in children of rural, northern KwaZulu-Natal province

South African Family Practice, 2020
Background: Childhood malnutrition in South Africa is largely perceived as one of undernutrition, with the opposite end of the spectrum (overnutrition) being evidenced in the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity, demonstrated to be associated with ...
Kelly R. Gate, Nompumelelo G. Mfeka-Nkabinde, Kantharuben Naidoo   +2 more
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Retrospective Assessment of Malnutrition Among Under-five Children in Ayder Referral Hospital, Tigray Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2015
Currently worldwide there are about 60 million children with moderate acute and 13 million with severe acute malnutrition. About 9% of sub-Saharan African and 15%of south Asian children have moderate acute malnutrition and about 2% of children in ...
Gultie, T. (Teklemariam), Mebrahtu, D. (Desta), Sebsibie, G. (Girum)   +2 more
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The severity of malnutrition among children with pneumonia and diarrhoea: moderate acute malnutrition- a neglected entity

Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 2020
Introduction: Acute malnutrition is a global health problem. In India, 38% of under-5 children are stunted, 21% are wasted and 36% are underweight. Prevalence in Karnataka of wasting is 26.1%, Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is 10.5% and that of diarrhoea and pneumonia is 4.5% and 1.2% respectively.
Dr. Savitha M R, Dr.Prashanth M R, Dr. Thanuja B.   +2 more
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Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger. [PDF]

, 2010
Expected incidence of acute malnutrition is the most appropriate measure for projecting the needs of a nutritional treatment program over time in terms of staffing, food, and other treatments, but direct estimation of incidence is rarely feasible at the ...
A. Briend, Black, Defourny, F. Checchi, Garenne, Isanaka, MIETTINEN, R. F. Grais, S. Isanaka   +8 more
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Comment on: Combined protocol for severe and moderate acute malnutrition in emergencies: Stakeholder perspectives in four countries. [PDF]

Matern Child Nutr, 2020
El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) sigue comprometido con la exploración de nuevas modalidades para mejorar la detección temprana y la cobertura de tratamiento para la desnutrición aguda moderada (MAM) y la desnutrición aguda grave (Sam) y, lo que es más importante, para prevenir la desnutrición por completo.
Bourdaire J, Ghimire P, Morrison C, Tabiojongmbeng B, Shaikh M, Aburmishan D, Mahad H, Joannic N, Rosenzweig J.   +8 more
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