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Acute malnutrition recovery rates improve with COVID-19 adapted nutrition treatment protocols in South Sudan: a mixed methods study

BMC Nutrition, 2023
Background Globally, emergency nutrition program adaptations were implemented as part of COVID-19 mitigation strategies, but the implications of the adoption of all protocol changes at scale in the context of deteriorating food security are not yet well ...
Emily Lyles, Sandra Banks, Maya Ramaswamy, Sule Ismail, Eva Leidman, Shannon Doocy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The "ComPAS Trial" combined treatment model for acute malnutrition: study protocol for the economic evaluation

Trials, 2018
Background Acute malnutrition is currently divided into severe (SAM) and moderate (MAM) based on level of wasting. SAM and MAM currently have separate treatment protocols and products, managed by separate international agencies.
Natasha Lelijveld, Jeanette Bailey, Amy Mayberry, Lani Trenouth, Dieynaba S. N’Diaye, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Chloe Puett   +6 more
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Children born during the hunger season are at a higher risk of severe acute malnutrition: Findings from a Guinea Sahelian ecological zone in Northern Ghana

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022
Heightened food insecurity in the hunger season increases the risk of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in childhood. This study examined the association of season of birth with SAM in a Guinean Sahelian ecological zone.
Engelbert A. Nonterah, Paul Welaga, Samuel T. Chatio, Sarah H. Kehoe, Winfred Ofosu, Kate A. Ward, Keith M. Godfrey, Abraham R. Oduro, Marie‐Louise Newell, as members of the INPreP study group   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Failure to Respond to Treatment for Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr, 2022
OBJECTIVES: To assess factors associated with failure to respond to treatment for moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) while enrolled in a supplementary feeding program (SFP) in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial. The main study examined the cost-effectiveness of four specialized nutritious
Griswold, Stacy, Rogers, Beatrice, Webb, Patrick   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acquired Hypothyroidism Masquerading As Post Hepatitis Sequelae in a Moderate Acute Malnutrition Child [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr, 2022
OBJECTIVES: The thyroid hormone influences the physiological process of almost all organ systems in children .It is essential for modulation of cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal and metabolic function. In children at the early ages, it influences growth, physical and neurological development.
Vasudev, Prajwala, Ravi, Mandyam Dhati, C, Chandrashekar, Nagaraj, Rashmi, Chandran, Shreya, Nandeibam, Sareet Laxmi   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition Can Be Successfully Managed with an Integrated Protocol in Sierra Leone [PDF]

The Journal of Nutrition, 2015
Global acute malnutrition (GAM) is the sum of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The use of different foods and protocols for MAM and SAM treatment can be cumbersome in emergency settings.Our objective was to determine the recovery and coverage rates for GAM of an integrated protocol with a single food product, ready-
Amanda, Maust, Aminata S, Koroma, Caroline, Abla, Nneka, Molokwu, Kelsey N, Ryan, Lauren, Singh, Mark J, Manary   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Interactions between fecal gut microbiome, enteric pathogens, and energy regulating hormones among acutely malnourished rural Gambian children

EBioMedicine, 2021
Background: The specific roles that gut microbiota, known pathogens, and host energy-regulating hormones play in the pathogenesis of non-edematous severe acute malnutrition (marasmus SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) during outpatient ...
Helen M. Nabwera, Josh L. Espinoza, Archibald Worwui, Modupeh Betts, Catherine Okoi, Abdul K. Sesay, Rowan Bancroft, Schadrac C. Agbla, Sheikh Jarju, Richard S. Bradbury, Mariama Colley, Amadou T. Jallow, Jie Liu, Eric R Houpt, Andrew M. Prentice, Martin Antonio, Robin M Bernstein, Christopher L. Dupont, Brenda A. Kwambana-Adams   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Underlying Risk Determinants of Acute and Moderate Malnutrition in Children and its Preventive Management

Pharmaceutical and Biosciences Journal, 2021
Nutritional deficiency is a significant public health concern that has serious implications for both health and socioeconomic development in low- and middle-income nations, children <5 years of age who are malnourished are most likely to suffer from severe malnutrition.
Bharti Vishwakarma, null Alka David
openaire   +1 more source

Optimising recovery from childhood moderate acute malnutrition: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Optimising nutritional strategies to improve growth recovery from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) remains a global priority. We conducted a community-based, open-label, randomised controlled trial in Bangladesh to evaluate whether an enhanced ready-to-use supplementary food (ERUSF), enriched with prebiotics, Long Chain ...
O'Sullivan J, Portlock T, Miller C, Ho D, Pook C, Shennon I, Shama T, Kakon S, Phua Hh, Thorstensen E, Rahman N, Gluckman P, Zeilani M, Forrester T, Haque R, Nelson C.   +15 more
europepmc   +2 more sources