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Omitting edema measurement: how much acute malnutrition are we missing? [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Acute malnutrition is a major public health issue in low-income countries. It includes both wasting and edematous malnutrition, but the terms wasting and acute malnutrition are often used interchangeably.
Checchi, Francesco, Frison, Severine, Kerac, Marko   +2 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the safety and efficacy of vitamin A supplementation in the treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend for children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), high-dose vitamin A (VA) supplements be given on day 1 of admission, and on days 2 and 14 in the case of clinical signs of vitamin A ...
Iannotti, Lora L, Manary, Mark J, Trehan, Indi   +2 more
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The impact of nutritional and psychosocial interventions  on the development of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM): a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Nutrición Clínica y Dietética Hospitalaria
Introduction: Toddlers with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are at high risk of impaired growth and development. Nutritional intake and lack of adequate stimulation can be the cause. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Bregas Nutriroll Ready to Use Therapeutic Food intervention, with and without combination of ...
Indhira Shagti, Ali Khomsan, Mira Andam Dewi, Sri Anna Marliyati, Melly Latifah, Rimbawan Rimbawan, Anwar Lubis, Yusuf Amnifu   +7 more
openalex   +3 more sources

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

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

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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Serum Zinc, Copper, Magnesium & Phosphorus Level in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).

Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ, 2018
Malnutrition is widely prevalent among hospitalized children in most developing countries including Bangladesh. Though malnutrition accounts for the high rate of under 5 mortality sometimes it is overlooked. Keeping in this in mind A comparative cross sectional study was done in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital from 1st October 2009 to 31st May 2011.
B, Chowdhury, M A, Hoque, M A, Hossain, A M, Chowdhury, M N, Islam, M A, Khaleque, M A, Ali, M R, Khan, R K, Bhuiyan, M M, Hasan, M, Akhtaruzzaman, H, Akhter   +11 more
openaire   +1 more source

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
doaj   +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
core   +2 more sources