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Co-Morbidities in Hospitalized Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Children [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with 1 million to 2 million childhood mortality every year. It is one of the most important preventable causes of childhood mortality each year.
Baskaran, V M
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Assessment of neurodisability and malnutrition in children in Africa. [PDF]

, 2014
Neurodevelopmental delay, neurodisability, and malnutrition interact to contribute a significant burden of disease in global settings. Assessments which are well integrated with plans of management or advice are most likely to improve outcomes ...
Kerac, Marko, Postels, Douglas, Douglas Postels, Wieger Voskuijl, Marko Kerac, Voskuijl, Wieger, Elizabeth Molyneux, Mac Mallewa, Mallewa, Mac, Alusine Jalloh, Alhaji, Molyneux, Elizabeth, Melissa Gladstone, Alhaji Alusine Jalloh, Nora Groce, Gladstone, Melissa, Groce, Nora, Jalloh, Alhaji Alusine   +16 more
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Double burden of malnutrition: Prevalence of anemia among children with severe acute malnutrition in Tharparkar, Pakistan

BMC Pediatrics
Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is one of the most critical forms of childhood malnutrition and remains a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings.
Benazir Mahar, Saima Qader, Tazeen Shah, Noman Sadiq, Rozina Mangi, Rehnaz Shaikh, Dalpat Rai   +6 more
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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
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Study of Anaemia in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition

, 2018
Introduction: Severe anaemia is a leading cause of paediatric morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality and it is very important co morbidity in children with severe acute malnutrition.
Sangita Sharma, Deepak Dwivedi, Jyoti Singh, Veerendra Singh   +3 more
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The malnutrition turnaround: A proof of concept of the end malnutrition initiative in Karnataka, India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
India faces a persistent public health challenge with malnutrition, particularly among children under five, as highlighted by NFHS-5 data (2019–2021).
Edmond Fernandes, Claret Shalini Dsouza, Robin Sudandiradas   +2 more
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Epidemiology and outcomes of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) patients in Nutrition Stabilization Center (NSC) Gilgit, a retrospective study

International Journal of Pathology
Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a critical health issue in Pakistan, particularly in remote regions like Gilgit-Baltistan, due to remoteness, lack of health facility and awareness. Our primary objective is to assess the epidemiology and treatment outcomes of patients with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted to the Nutrition ...
Muneeba Ghafoor, Azhar Hussain, Sughra Yaqub, Wajahat Hussain, Sabahat Batool   +4 more
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Risk factors for severe acute malnutrition in Central India [PDF]

, 2015
Aim: To identify risk factors for severe malnutrition in children <5 years age. Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in our country.
Goyal, Shweta, Agarwal, Neetu
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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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Combined Protocol for Acute Malnutrition Study (ComPAS) in rural South Sudan and urban Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2018
Background Acute malnutrition is a continuum condition, but severe and moderate forms are treated separately, with different protocols and therapeutic products, managed by separate United Nations agencies.
Jeanette Bailey, Natasha Lelijveld, Bethany Marron, Pamela Onyoo, Lara S. Ho, Mark Manary, André Briend, Charles Opondo, Marko Kerac   +8 more
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