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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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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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Prediction model for unfavorable treatment outcome for complicated sever acute malnutrition (SAM) in under five children admitted in hospitals at Amhara Region

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundSevere acute malnutrition (SAM) affects 45 million children worldwide, with 14.89% of Ethiopian children under five suffering from it. This study validates a prediction model and develops risk scores for unfavorable treatment outcomes in SAM patients, addressing the scarcity of risk assessment tools in low-income settings and providing ...
Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Chalachew Yenew   +4 more
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Nepal Earthquake Humanitarian Situation Report: Three Months Review [PDF]

, 2015
This report discusses the current humanitarian situation in Nepal. Three months after the two major earthquakes affected 2.8 million Nepalese lives, 1.1 million children are still in need of vital humanitarian assistance.

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Household‐level water, sanitation and hygiene factors and interventions and the prevention of relapse after severe acute malnutrition recovery: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of acute malnutrition and is associated with high mortality risk among children under 5. While the Community‐based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) approach, recommended for treating cases ...
Clara MacLeod, Laure Ngabirano, Dieynaba S. N'Diaye, Laura Braun, Oliver Cumming   +4 more
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Perceptions of stakeholders on the use of a simplified, combined protocol for treatment of acute malnutrition in Central African Republic

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Treatment of acute malnutrition requires novel approaches to improve coverage, reduce costs and improve the efficiency of standard protocols that separate the management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The use of
Francis M. Ngure, Zachary Tausanovitch, Grace A. Heymsfield, Siolo Mada Bebelou, Parfait Seboulo, Benedict Tabiojongmbeng, Anne Marie Dembele, Issa Niamanto Coulibaly, Victor Nikièma, Jeanette Bailey, Suvi T. Kangas   +10 more
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An adaptive multiarm randomised trial of biomedical and psychosocial interventions to improve convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Co-SAM trial protocol

BMJ Open
IntroductionChildren discharged from hospital following management of complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a high risk of mortality, readmission and failed nutritional recovery. Current management approaches fail to sufficiently promote convalescence after inpatient nutritional rehabilitation.
Paul Kelly, Lisa Langhaug, Marko Kerac, Helen Jones, Robert Ntozini, Laura Mwalekwa, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Beatrice Amadi, Deophine Ngosa, Nivea Chulu, Ellen Besa, Kuda Mutasa, Andrew J Prendergast, Virginia Sauramba, Eddington Mpofu, Bernard Chasekwa, Andreck Tembo, Gwendolyn Nayame, Sophreen Mwaba, Lydia Kazhila, Babak Choodari-Oskooei, Philip Ayieko, Batsirai Mutasa, Indi Trehan, Florence D Majo, Naume V Tavengwa, Thomas Jaki, Kirkby D Tickell, Benson O Singa, Dalton Wamalwa, Gerard Bryan Gonzales, Judd Walson, Doreen Rwigi, Melanie Smuk, Tim Brown, James Berkley, Sunhurai Mukwambo, Gertrude Tawodzera, Kavita Datta, Wedu Ndebele, Chishala Chabala, Churchil Nyabinda, James M Njunge, Julius Nyaoke, Eric Ochola, Molly Timbwa, Narshion Ngao, Sofia Muyemayema, Louisa Mudawarima, Shepherd Mudzingwa, Mukumbi Mutenda, Lucia K Keter, Tracy Naomi Phiri, Evans Mudibo, Aaron Tembo, Chris Oduol, Isabella Cordani, Sekai Chaparira, Athel Kamuti, Dorothy Murungu, Grace Gerema, Lovemore Chingonda, Courage Chiorera, Brenda Chivare, Gladys Ushe, Winmore Chiroodza, Melody Magonde, Hazel Zifesho, Simbarashe Mukorera, Perpetual Ngalande, Mary Phiri, Andrew Chisanga, Susan Kawinga, Martha Chola, Salia Kanunga, Nasilele Namatama, Florence Zulu, Chambah Ilunga, Catherine Achieng Otieno, Phlona Anyango Amam, Charles Mutinda Nganga, Emmanuel Odhiambo, Eveline Okado, Mary Nyathi, Edward Chabu   +84 more
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Intestinal parasitic infection as an associated risk factor for severe acute malnutrition in rural children in age group 6m-5 yrs of Raipur district: A case control study

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Malnutrition is a major public health problem in India, particularly in Chhattisgarh State with 18.9% under five children being wasted. Various factors like maternal nutrition, lack of sanitation and recurrent infection including parasitic ...
Pranab Kumar Das, Tushar Bharat Jagzape, Archana Wankhede, Anil Kumar Goel   +3 more
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Changing profile of undernutrition and edematous severe acute malnutrition (E -SAM) [PDF]

Indian Pediatrics, 2012
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Risk factors associated with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children aged 6 – 59 months in the Mokolo Health District, Far North region of Cameroon

The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
Background: Childhood malnutrition remains a pressing public health concern in Cameroon particularly in the Far North region, where 5.2% of children under the age of five suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and 38.2% experience stunted growth.
Teddy Ndah, Ghislain Maffo Tazoho, Christain Ntowa Youssa, François Zambou Ngoufack, Jules-Roger Kuiate   +4 more
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