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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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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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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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Socioeconomic factors associated with severe acute malnutrition in Jamaica.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectivesSevere acute malnutrition (SAM) is an important risk factor for illness and death globally, contributing to more than half of deaths in children worldwide. We hypothesized that SAM is positively correlated to poverty, low educational attainment,
Debbie S Thompson, Novie Younger-Coleman, Parris Lyew-Ayee, Lisa-Gaye Greene, Michael S Boyne, Terrence E Forrester   +5 more
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Effectiveness of Home-Based Administration of Ready to Use Therapeutic Formula (RUTF) in the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Annals of PIMS-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Objective: To evaluate the growth of children with uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) treated with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Formula (RUTF) on an outpatient department basis. Methodology: This prospective observational study was conducted on 66 children at the Outpatient setting of the MCH Centre, Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital ...
null Abida Faiz Talpur, null Naveed Ashraf, null Rabia Tabasum, null Ayesha Abdul Razzaq, null Aatika Minhas, null Shahzad Munir   +5 more
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Gut microbiome associations with acute malnutrition relapse in South Sudan

Microbiology Spectrum
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality that is defined by anthropometric measurements, weight-for-height z score, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) falling significantly below healthy standards. While
K. Yang, S. King, A. Marshak, L. D'Mello-Guyett, L. Grignard, J. Knee, G. Wong, L. Zhao, N. G. Lamaka, D. Save, M. Gose, A. Myers, I. Trehan, O. Cumming, H. Stobaugh, D. J. Schwartz   +15 more
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Nutrition Paradox: Severe Acute Malnutrition Amidst the Proliferation of Processed Foods in Bilaspur’s Tribal Region in Chhattisgarh, India

Indian Journal of Public Health
Despite India’s overall economic growth and targeted antimalnutrition efforts, certain districts in Chhattisgarh, exhibit high severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rates, at 17.4% in 2022 per NFHS-5 data. We retrospectively studied four SAM-affected children,
Kimberley D’Souza, Naveen Ramesh
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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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Prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Associated Factors Among Children at Gacan Libaax MCH, Qardho, Puntland, Somalia

American Journal of Health Research
A major national and international public health concern, severe acute malnutrition (SAM), affects millions of children globally, particularly those under five. Understanding the incidence of SAM and its contributing factors in children under five at the Ga'an Libah MCH Center in Qardho was the study's goal.
Abdiqani Farah, Halimo Farah, Muhubo Yusuf, Khadro Yusuf   +3 more
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The Serum Electrolyte Imbalance in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition

Journal of Islamic International Medical College, 2021
Objective: To analyze the serum electrolyte imbalance in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 1-59 months. Study Design: It was a cross sectional study.
Saadia Khan , Zille Rubab , Ibad Ali , Reema Arshad , Asad Abbas , Erum Akhtar
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