The Risk Factors for Severe Acute Malnutrition among the Children of Age Group 6 – 59 months: A Community Based Case- Control Study from Southern India [PDF]
AIM OF THE STUDY: This study aimed to identify the various risk factors and determinants of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) as defined by WHO growth reference standards in children aged 6 months to 59 months living in Vellore.
Sam Marconi, D
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Oxidative stress in children with severe acute malnutrition between 6 months to 5 years of age
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) constitutes one of the major nutritional and health problems in children under five years of age in developing countries.
Ravi Ambey, Komal Shrivastava, Ajay Gaur
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Background: The community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) is effective at recovering children from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and saving lives.
Chloe Puett +5 more
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Infections in Children Admitted with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger
Although malnutrition affects thousands of children throughout the Sahel each year and predisposes them to infections, there is little data on the etiology of infections in these populations.
Guerin, P +56 more
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Objective: We aimed this research to assess the serum levels of calcium (Ca), potassium (K) and sodium (Na) in SAM cases and also compared their association in the absence and presence of diarrhoea. Methods and material: Our cross-sectional research was carried out at Services Hospital, Lahore from March 2016 to July 2017.
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Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): A Vicious Socio-Economic Problem in South India
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Systematic review of the evidence of cardiac dysfunction and intravenous fluid use among children with severe acute malnutrition and severe dehydration. [PDF]
Narra R +5 more
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Weight-for-age and mid-upper arm circumference versus weight-for-length as severe acute malnutrition indicators: A validation study in under-6-month infants. [PDF]
Pinky K, Mahore RR, Thakur SS, Parmar S.
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Targeted pneumococcal conjugate vaccination strategies for high-risk children. [PDF]
Hart J +4 more
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Economic cost analysis of severe acute malnutrition treatment in two districts of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Gizaw G +6 more
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