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Ability of an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to Predict Paediatric Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) from Routine Growth Curves

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) adversely affects many South African children. Growth faltering often precedes SAM, yet is frequently missed during routine growth monitoring (GM). Digitisation of GM may improve detection of growth faltering and prompt earlier intervention to avert SAM, but this requires a locally validated method to ...
Sanja Nel, Ute D. Feucht, Andre Nel, Piet J. Becker, Friede AM Wenhold   +4 more
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Risk factors for food contamination among children 6-59 months discharged from community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programmes for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Aweil East, South Sudan

2023
AbstractChildren under-five years of age are particularly vulnerable to severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and the risk factors associated with relapse to SAM are poorly understood. Possible causes are asymptomatic or symptomatic infection with enteric pathogens, with contaminated food as a critical transmission route.
Joseph Wells, David Gama Abugo, John Angong, Nancy Grace Lamwaka, Karin Gallandat, Jackson Lwate Hassan, Lino Deng, Dimple Save, Laura Braun, Mesfin Gose, Jacob Amanya, Khamisa Ayoub, Sarah King, Heather Stobaugh, Oliver Cumming, Lauren D’Mello-Guyett   +15 more
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Treatment Outcome and Associated Factors of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among Under Five Children in Selected Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRC) of Odisha

International Journal of Nursing Education, 2022
Background: Children with severe acute malnutrition are therapeutically managed in the nutritional rehabilitation centres in terms of diet and required medicines based on their medical complication. There is visible improvement in the treatment outcome indicators at a minimal stay of fifteen days in nutritional rehabilitation centre.Objectives: Study ...
null Meeksmita Sahu, null Tapati Saha, null Rubi Pradhan   +2 more
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IMPACT OF NUTRITIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER (NRC) SERVICES ON CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION (SAM) IN BIJAPUR DISTRICT, CHHATTISGARH

2023
GANGESH GUNJAN, Dr.
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G316(P) A retrospective observational study of the inpatient management of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in rural zambia

International Child Health, 2017
Aims The inpatient management of children with complicated SAM is clinically challenging and mortality rates in Sub-Saharan African malnutrition units remain high despite the presence of WHO treatment guidelines. This study aims to describe the demographic and outcome characteristics of children admitted to a malnutrition unit over a 12 month period ...
R Poffley, L Henderson, S Packer
openaire   +1 more source

Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis

New England Journal of Medicine
Background International recommendations advise against giving intravenous rehydration to children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), given concerns about fluid overload; but supportive evidence is lacking.
Kathryn Maitland, S. Ouattara, H. Sainna, Abdullahi Chara, Oluwakemi F. Ogundipe, T. Sunyoto, M. Hamaluba, P. Olupot‐Olupot, F. Alaroker, Roisin Connon, Amadou Saidou Maguina, W. Okiror, D. Amorut, Eric Mwajombo, E. Oguda, C. Mogaka, C. Langendorf, J. E. Dewez, I. Ciglenecki, Diana M Gibb, M. Coldiron, R. Petrucci, Elizabeth C. George   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Otitis Media in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Scoping Review

Children
Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) increases susceptibility to infections, including otitis media (OM). Research establishes the association between malnutrition and OM.
C. J. Eslick, Samantha Govender, Senamile Ntuli, Beleza Rikhotso, Lufuno Zwivhuya Mabada, Selaelo Matjena   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adaptive Responses in Severe Acute Malnutrition: Endocrinology, Metabolomics, Mortality, and Growth

Nutrients
Malnutrition afflicts millions of the world’s children and predisposes to death from diarrhea and infectious diseases. Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are at highest risk.
Laura Page, Elizabeth McCain, M. Freemark   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex differences in severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years in Zambia

PLOS Global Public Health
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a critical public health issue, particularly in low and middle-income countries like Zambia, where it significantly contributes to under-five mortality.
Gift C. Chama, S. Liweleya, L. Muchaili, B. C. Mweene, Sydney Mulamfu, Lukundo Siame, S. Masenga   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalance of HIV in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition Admitted in Children Hospital PIMS

Indus Journal of Bioscience Research
Background: Malnutrition contributes to about half of the mortality in children. HIV infection in children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major health concern, especially in areas where both illnesses are prevalent.
Tehmina Zahid, Nighat Haider, Tujza Tahir, Rashiqa Saadat, Awais Tahir, Alia Halim   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source