Cost-effectiveness of community-based screening and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Mali. [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2019 Introduction Moderate 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.
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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 ...
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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
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Management of acute moderate and severe childhood malnutrition
BMJ, 2008 Acute childhood malnutrition affects about a tenth of the world’s children under 5 years of age, particularly those living in circumstances of extreme poverty in the developing world.1 2 Malnutrition is typically the result of an inadequate diet and is one of the most common diagnoses in children in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa and south ...
Manary, Mark J, Sandige, Heidi L
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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.
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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 +8 more
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Impact of effective counselling on management of moderate acute malnutrition in a community
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2020 Background: Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) is defined as Weight for Height between -2SD to -3SD, and/or Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) 11.5 cm to 12.5 cm. Effect of not treating MAM has a significant impact on Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) burden.
Vikas Arya +3 more
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Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen
BMC Nutrition, 2022 Background The analysis of acute malnutrition in 2018 for the Integrated Phase Classification of Food Security in Yemen shows that high malnutrition rates are present in Abyan governorate (23%) and Lahj governorate (21%).
Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi +1 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that malnutrition is very common in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and is closely related to the occurrence of acute kidney injury. However, the relationship between malnutrition and contrast-associated
Ming Ying +20 more
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Children Successfully Treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition Remain at Risk for Malnutrition and Death in the Subsequent Year after Recovery [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, 2013 Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects 11% of children -2. The median duration of feeding was 2 wk, with a maximum of 12 wk. The hypothesis tested was that children treated with either RUSF would be more likely to remain well-nourished than those treated with CSB++.
Cindy Y, Chang +6 more
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