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MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION (SAM).

The Professional Medical Journal, 2020
Objectives: To determine the average weight gain after lactation counseling therapy in infants up to six months of age having severe acute malnutrition. Study Design: Quasi experimental trial. Setting: Stabilization Center Unit, the Children’s Hospital & the Institute of Child Health, Multan. Period: 1st October 2015 to 1st October 2016.
Asad Abbas, Imrana Ali, Reema Arshad, Ibad Ali, Gul Hasan, Saadia Khan   +5 more
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Effectiveness of management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) through community health workers as compared to a traditional facility-based model: a cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

European Journal of Nutrition, 2021
We compared the impact of management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by lady health workers (LHWs) at a community level with the standard CMAM program provided at the health facility.A two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in a rural district in sindh Pakistan. The primary outcome was recovery from SAM and secondary outcomes were
Imtiaz Hussain, Atif Habib, Shabina Ariff, Gul Nawaz Khan, Arjumand Rizvi, Suhail Channar, Abid Hussain, Shahid Fazal, Deepak Kumar, Jose Luis Alvarez, Saul Guerrero, Angeline Grant, Sajid Bashir Soofi   +12 more
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Should India Use Commercially Produced Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Social Medicine, 2009
Globally, nearly 20 million children under five suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a condition which contributes to one million child deaths annually. In India 48% of children under five years of age are stunted and 43 percent are underweight; almost 8 million suffer from SAM. Malnutrition is not a new problem in India, nor is SAM.
Vandana Prasad, Radha Holla, Arun Gupta
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009–2013) [PDF]

Archives of Public Health, 2015
Severe acute malnutrition has continued to be growing problem in Sub Saharan Africa. We investigated the factors associated with morbidity and mortality of under-five children admitted and managed in hospital for severe acute malnutrition.It was a retrospective quantitative review of hospital based records using patient files, ward death and discharge ...
Munthali, Tendai, Jacobs, Choolwe, Sitali, Lungowe, Dambe, Rosalia, Michelo, Charles   +4 more
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Data-Driven Monitoring in Community Based Management of Children With Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Using Psychometric Techniques: An Operational Framework.

Cureus, 2021
Background The success of the Community Based Management of Severe Malnutrition (CSAM) programme largely depends on the knowledge and skills of Front-Line Workers (FLWs). A robust supportive supervision system in CSAM should be tailored to individualistic learning needs by distinguishing the FLWs as per their ability and simultaneously identifying the ...
Joshi, Ankur, Pakhare, Abhijit P, Nair, Sivaja K, G, Revadi, Chouhan, Manoj, Pandey, Deepak, Kokane, Arun M   +6 more
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Health Outcomes, Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of Severe Acute Malnutrition (HOPE-SAM): rationale and methods of a longitudinal observational study [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2019
IntroductionMortality among children hospitalised for complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains high despite the implementation of WHO guidelines, particularly in settings of high HIV prevalence. Children continue to be at high risk of morbidity, mortality and relapse after discharge from hospital although long-term outcomes are not well ...
Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Beatrice Amadi, Claire D. Bourke, Ruairi C. Robertson, Benjamin Mwapenya, Kanta Chandwe, Chanda Kapoma, Kapula Chifunda, Florence D. Majo, Deophine Ngosa, Pamela Chakara, Nivea Chulu, Faithfull Masimba, Idah Mapurisa, Ellen Besa, Kuda Mutasa, Simutanyi Mwakamui, Thompson Runodamoto, Jean H. Humphrey, Robert Ntozini, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Amee R. Manges, Jonathan R. Swann, A. Sarah Walker, Kusum Nathoo, Paul Kelly, Andrew J. Prendergast   +26 more
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Study of Prevalence of Various Cutaneous Manifestations In children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 2016
Aims and Objectives: To study prevalence of various cutaneous manifestations in children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the age group of 6 months to 5 years over a period of 6 months. Study Design: It was prospective observational study done over a period of 6 months conducted at a tertiary care hospital.
S. Dhale, Muneshwar Bhongade, Sukena J. Susnerwala   +2 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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Child play and caregiver support to promote convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe: The Tamba‐SAM pilot study

Maternal & Child Nutrition
AbstractChildren hospitalised for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a high risk of mortality, relapse and rehospitalisation following hospital discharge. Current approaches fail to promote convalescence, or to address the underlying social determinants of SAM, meaning that restoration of long‐term health, growth and neurodevelopment is not achieved.
Jacqueline Kabongo, Louisa Mudawarima, Florence D. Majo, Anesu Dzikiti, Joice Tome, Bernard Chasekwa, Batsirai Mutasa, Lloyd Dzapasi, Epiphania Munetsi, Isabella Cordani, Robert Ntozini, Lisa F. Langhaug, Mutsa Bwakura‐Dangarembizi, Andrew J. Prendergast   +13 more
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Healthcare providers’ implementation of severe acute malnutrition guidelines and the factors associated with it among healthcare providers working at public health facilities of South Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia, in 2024

Health Research Policy and Systems
Background Health workers must implement severe acute malnutrition (SAM) guidelines to provide quality services for acutely malnourished children. Healthcare providers must adhere to the national severe acute malnutrition guidelines while treating ...
Mohamed Yimam, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Mengistu Mera Mihiretu, Dagnachew Melak, Shbre Tsegaw, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele   +5 more
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