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Risk Factors for Under-Five Children Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Grobogan Regency

Jurnal Info Kesehatan
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a major health risk for children under five. Various factors, such as poor food intake, infections, family size, healthcare participation, maternal nutrition knowledge, and parenting practices, contribute to SAM ...
Nuryanto Nuryanto, Syaharani Sidhin, Etika Nurul Fala, Choirun Nissa, Aryu Candra, Rachma Purwanti, Deny Yudi Fitranti, Ninik Rustanti, Nur Ahmad Habibi   +8 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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Liver fat in adult survivors of severe acute malnutrition

Scientific Reports, 2022
The association between severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in early childhood and liver fat in adults is unknown. We hypothesized that exposure to SAM, especially severe wasting, is associated with fatty liver later in life.
Debbie S. Thompson, Tamika Y. N. Royal-Thomas, Ingrid A. Tennant, Deanne P. Soares, Christopher D. Byrne, Terrence E. Forrester, Peter D. Gluckman, Michael S. Boyne   +7 more
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Treatment Outcome of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Its Determinants among Pediatric Patients in West Ethiopia

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
Background. Malnutrition is a silent killer that is underreported, underaddressed, and as a result underprioritized. It is reported that severe acute malnutrition is the commonest reason for pediatrics hospital admission in many poor countries; 25 to 30%
Muluken Berhanu Mena, Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Bruke Berhanu Billoro   +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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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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Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) associated mortality rate of children attending HIV/AIDS care in North West Ethiopia, 2009-2019. [PDF]

SAGE Open Med, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to assess Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) associated mortality rate of children attending HIV/AIDS care in North West Ethiopia 2009–2019. Methods: Institutional-based retrospective cohort study was employed ...
Kebede F.
europepmc   +5 more sources

The effectiveness of treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) delivered by community health workers compared to a traditional facility based model. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2018
In most health systems, Community Health Workers (CHWs) identify and screen for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the community. This study aimed to investigate the potential of integrating SAM identification and treatment delivered by CHWs, in order to improve the coverage of SAM treatment services.This multicentre, randomised intervention study was ...
Alvarez Morán JL, Alé GBF, Charle P, Sessions N, Doumbia S, Guerrero S.   +5 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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Nutrition status and morbidity of Ethiopian children after recovery from severe acute malnutrition: Prospective matched cohort study

PLoS ONE, 2022
After recovery, children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remain vulnerable to sub-optimal growth and malnutrition relapse. Although there is an increased interest in understanding these problems, data are scarce, and contextual factors can cause ...
Tsinuel Girma, Philip T. James, Alemseged Abdissa, Hanqi Luo, Yesufe Getu, Yilak Fantaye, Kate Sadler, Paluku Bahwere   +7 more
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