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Predictors for time to recovery from sever acute malnutrition among under-five children admitted to therapeutic feeding unit at Dubti referral hospital, Afar region, Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Currently, about 165 million children are categorized under malnutrition and 51.5 million suffering from acute malnutrition in world wide. Hence, the objective of current study was to assess the recovery time and its predictors of children ...
Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Denekew Bitew Belay   +1 more
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Mechanisms by which sialylated milk oligosaccharides impact bone biology in a gnotobiotic mouse model of infant undernutrition [PDF]

, 2019
Undernutrition in children is a pressing global health problem, manifested in part by impaired linear growth (stunting). Current nutritional interventions have been largely ineffective in overcoming stunting, emphasizing the need to obtain better ...
Ahern, Philip P., Ahmed, Tahmeed, Barile, Daniela, Barratt, Michael J., Cheng, Jiye, Cowardin, Carrie A., Gordon, Jeffrey I., Guruge, Janaki L., Head, Richard D., Hibberd, Matthew C., Huq, Sayeeda, Kung, Vanderlene L., Mills, David A., Sundaresan, Vinaik   +13 more
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Effect of Edible Cricket Enriched Complementary Porridge and Nutrition Education on Linear Growth of Children 6–14 Months in Siaya County, Kenya: A Randomized 2 × 2 Factorial Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Edible crickets are commonly farmed insects containing high‐quality protein and micronutrients. They can potentially replace common animal source protein in complementary food (CF). We evaluated the effect of edible cricket‐enriched CF on linear growth in a 2 × 2 factorial randomized control trial based on Cricket treatment (+/−CR) and ...
Nicky O. Okeyo, Cecilie E. Wille, Samuel M. Kiiru, Asenath J. Sigot, Jeremiah Ng'ang'a, John Kinyuru, Nanna Roos, Silvenus O. Konyole   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intestinal helminth infections and dietary diversity score predict nutritional status of urban schoolchildren from southern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a major public health problem in developing countries like Ethiopia where schoolchildren are among the vulnerable groups. However, limited attention has been given for the nutritional status of schoolchildren including the ...
Argaw, Alemayehu, Getachew, Tagel
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Integration of HIV Care into Community Management of Acute Childhood Malnutrition Permits Good Outcomes: Retrospective Analysis of Three Years of a Programme in Lusaka.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundWhile HIV has had a major impact on health care in southern Africa, there are few data on its impact on acute malnutrition in children in the community.
Beatrice Amadi, Mercy Imikendu, Milika Sakala, Rosemary Banda, Paul Kelly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Recovery and Mortality in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): Insights from a Therapeutic Feeding Program

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major health issue in low-income countries, leading to high rates of child morbidity and mortality. Effective treatments, such as ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) like Plumpy Nut, are essential for improving recovery rates.
Zayed, Mohammed El. A, Magzoub, Omer Saeed, Taha, Abdelrahim Ali, Salih, Esra Adam Mohamed   +3 more
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Etiological Factors of 151 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Impact of Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre: a prospective observational study from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

, 2020
Introduction Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a cause of almost half of childhood deaths in children < 5 years in developing countries. In India, as National Family Health Survey (NFHS), prevalence of SAM has increased from 6.4 in NFHS-3 (2005-6) to 7.5% in NFHS-4 (2015-16); [5.8 to 9.5% Gujarat].
Vibhuti Gamit, Jayendra R Gohil
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Severe acute malnutrition in children aged under 5 years can be successfully managed in a non-emergency routine community healthcare setting in Ghana [PDF]

, 2017
This study investigated the performance of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition (CMAM) within routine healthcare services in Ghana. This was a retrospective cohort study of n = 488 children (6–59 months) who had received CMAM. Data for
Akparibo, R., Blank, L., Campbell, M., Harris, J., Holdsworth, M.   +4 more
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An Overview on Acute Malnutrition and Food Insecurity among Children during the Conflict in Yemen

Children, 2019
Background: This study aims to describe malnutrition among children under five and to describe the food insecurity status during the current conflict in Yemen.
Fekri Dureab, Eshraq Al-Falahi, Osan Ismail, Lina Al-Marhali, Ayoub Al Jawaldeh, Nazmun Nahar Nuri, Elvis Safary, Albrecht Jahn   +7 more
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Low mid-upper arm circumference identifies children with a high risk of death who should be the priority target for treatment [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is currently defined by the WHO as either a low mid-upper arm circumference (i.e. MUAC
Alvarez, José-Luis, Avril, Nathalie, Bahwere, Paluku, Bailey, Jeanette, Berkley, James A, Binns, Paul, Blackwell, Nikki, Briend, André, Dale, Nancy, Deconinck, Hedwig, Delchevalerie, Pascale, Dent, Nicky, Gallagher, Maureen, Guerrero, Saul, Hanson, Kerstin, Kerac, Marko, Manary, Mark, Mwangome, Martha K, Myatt, Mark, Phelan, Kevin PQ, Pietzsch, Silke, Shepherd, Susan, Ubach, Núria Salse, van der Kam, Saskia, Vargas, Antonio, Whitney, Sophie   +25 more
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