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Treating Childhood Malnutrition in Rural Haiti: Program Outcomes and Obstacles

Annals of Global Health, 2017
Background: Haiti has the worst malnutrition rate in the Western hemisphere. In October 2010, a cholera epidemic erupted and spread rapidly throughout the country, straining Haiti’s already fragile health infrastructure across all levels of care.
C. Nicholas Cuneo, Emily Dansereau, Anand R. Habib, Mary Davies, Samuel Ware, Kenneth Kornetsky   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validity of MUAC in detecting moderate acute malnutrition among different ethnic groups of Ethiopia as compared to as compared to weight for Height Z score as gold standard.

, 2022
Validity of MUAC in detecting moderate acute malnutrition among different ethnic groups of Ethiopia as compared to as compared to weight for Height Z score as gold standard.
Dessalegn Tamiru (10119704), Yordanos Mezemir (11993591), Abera Lambebo (10451229), Tefera Belachew (398712)   +3 more
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Higher risk of Long COVID among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases and immunomodulatory therapy: a retrospective cohort analysis of national US data.

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Background Little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with Long COVID in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs). Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C).
Namrata Singh, A. Jerrod Anzalone, Holland Stevenson, Londyn Robinson, Lesley E. Jackson, Sandra E. Safo, Zachary Butzin‐Dozier, Kaleb Michaud, Maria I. Danila, Jasvinder A. Singh, Rena C. Patel, on behalf of the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term outcomes for children with and without acute malnutrition at 6 months, using a data set with multiple imputation.

, 2019
MAM, moderate acute malnutrition; SAM, severe acute malnutrition.
Nirmala Nair (330920), Hemanta Pradhan (6787724), Naomi Saville (770859), Prasanta Tripathy (330921), Rajkumar Gope (7499831), Suchitra Rath (4927648), Anthony Costello (42348), Andrew Copas (269120), Jolene Skordis (6417764), Sanghita Bhattacharyya (3418544), Audrey Prost (330924), Shibanand Rath (3406154), Harshpal S. Sachdev (3715981)   +12 more
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Health effects of drought: a systematic review of the evidence [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Climate change projections indicate that droughts will become more intense in the 21 century in some areas of the world. The El Niño Southern Oscillation is associated with drought in some countries, and forecasts can provide advance ...
Kerac, Marko, Stanke, Carla, Medlock, J, Prudhomme, Christel, Kerac, M, Prudhomme, C, Medlock, Jolyon, Stanke, C, Murray, Virginia, Murray, V   +9 more
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Cost of Acute Malnutrition Treatment Using a Simplified or Standard Protocol in Diffa, Niger

, 2023
Evidence on the cost of acute malnutrition treatment, particularly with regards to simplified approaches, is limited. The objective of this study was to determine the cost of acute malnutrition treatment and how it is influenced by treatment protocol and
Zakou Yassi Harouna, Issa Ango Hamissou, Bernardette Cichon, Ali Amadou Abdoul Karim, Cornelia Aton, Saul Guerrero Oteyza, Abdoul Karim, Ali Amadou, Atté Sanoussi, Ango Hamissou, Issa, Yassi Harouna, Zakou, Abdoul Aziz Ousmane Gado, Noemi Lopez Ejeda, Pilar Charle Cuellar, Charle Cuellar, Pilar, Sanoussi, Atté, Ramatoulaye Hamidou Lazoumar, Guerrero Oteyza, Saul, Nassirou Ousmane, Cichon, Bernardette, López Ejeda, Noemí, Aton, Cornelia, Ousmane, Nassirou, Hamidou Lazoumar, Ramatoulaye, Ousmane Gado, Abdoul Aziz   +23 more
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Clinical relevance of pharmacogenomic information for improving prescribing practices in acutely admitted older medical patients

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Safe prescribing and effective medication review during acute hospitalization depends on accurate information about liver and kidney function because these organs are responsible for the elimination of most medications. While estimates for kidney function are widely used, comparable markers of hepatic drug‐metabolizing capacity are not routinely ...
Louise Westberg Strejby Christensen, Anne Kirstine Boas, Emilie Clausen, Nicoline Elers Koch, Anne Byriel Walls, Lotte Stig Nørgaard, Michael Asger Andersen, Anissa Aharaz, Rikke Lundsgaard Nielsen, Olivia Bornæs, Juliette Tavenier, Baker Nawfal Jawad, Helle Gybel Juul‐Larsen, Esben Iversen, Ove Andersen, Lona Louring Christrup, Kim Peder Dalhoff, Morten Baltzer Houlind   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Household-level factors associated with relapse following discharge from treatment for moderate acute malnutrition [PDF]

British Journal of Nutrition, 2018
AbstractFactors associated with relapse among children who are discharged after reaching a threshold denoted ‘recovered’ from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) are not well understood. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with sustained recovery, defined as maintaining a mid-upper-arm circumference≥12·5 cm for 1 year after release ...
Stobaugh, Heather C, Rogers, Beatrice L, Webb, Patrick, Rosenberg, Irwin H, Thakwalakwa, Chrissie, Maleta, Kenneth M, Trehan, Indi, Manary, Mark J   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Improving survival of children with severe acute malnutrition in HIV-prevalent settings.

, 2009
The care of severely malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa is challenging, especially in HIV-prevalent settings. Recent improvements to facility-based individual case management, and increased community-based management focusing on early ...
Kerac, Marko, Fergusson, Pamela, Tomkins, Andrew, Pamela Fergusson, Marko Kerac, Andrew Tomkins   +5 more
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Mild Hydrothermal Stabilization: An Innovative Technology for Improving Whole‐Grain Rice Quality in West Africa and Elsewhere

Cereal Chemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Whole‐grain (brown) rice has superior nutritional quality but is prone to rancidity, primarily caused by endogenous lipases and oxidases. This study evaluated mild hydrothermal stabilization (MHS), comprising grain surface wetting, followed by short‐duration atmospheric‐pressure steaming, applied to two West African ...
Sali A. Ndindeng, Erasmus N. Tang, Johnes N. David, Walter R. L. De Man, David Kamau, John R. N. Taylor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source