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Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Background The analysis of acute malnutrition in 2018 for the Integrated Phase Classification of Food Security in Yemen shows that high malnutrition rates are present in Abyan governorate (23%) and Lahj governorate (21%).
Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi, Abdulla Salem Bin-Ghouth   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

STUDY OF FEEDING PRACTICES IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION (SAM) OF MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRAAGED 9 – 24 MONTHS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, 2020
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a public health concern in India. Suboptimal feeding practices reflect the development of severe acute malnutrition in children. The purpose of the study was to determine the feeding practices in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 9 – 24 months.
Megha Kapoor, Jagmeet Madan, Alka Jadhav, Nisha Bellare   +3 more
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Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among under five children in rural Enebsie Sarmidr District, East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2016

BMC Nutrition, 2018
Background Severe acute malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in developing countries having a devastating effect on the lives of many children under 5 years of age. In Ethiopia, there has been isolated studies conducted on malnutrition
Abate Awoke, Mulatu Ayana, Tenaw Gualu
doaj   +1 more source

Mid-Upper Arm Circumference based Nutrition Programming: evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of Acute Malnutrition [PDF]

, 2012
In therapeutic feeding programs (TFP), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) shows advantages over weight-for-height Z score (WHZ) and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an independent criterion for screening children 6-59 months old ...
Yodit Bekele, Shepherd, S, Goossens Sylvie, Ouannes Marie, Sylvie Goossens, Yun, O, Susan Shepherd, Bekele Yodit, Yun Oliver, Harczi Géza, Marie Ouannes, Harczi, G, Géza Harczi, Shepherd Susan, Ouannes, M, Oliver Yun, Goossens, S, Bekele, Y   +17 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
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac changes in children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition: A prospective study at tertiary care center of northern India

Indian Heart Journal, 2019
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) may affect cardiac structure and function. Cardiac changes in sick children with SAM have received little attention in the literature.
Dharmendra Jain, Sunil Kumar Rao, Dhilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Bhupendra Kumar Sihag   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal screening of children with acute malnutrition requires a change in current WHO guidelines as MUAC and WHZ identify different patient groups. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Timely treatment of acute malnutrition in children 500,000 deaths annually. Screening at community level is essential to identify children with malnutrition.
Arnaud Laillou, Sophonneary Prak, Richard de Groot, Sophie Whitney, Joel Conkle, Lindsey Horton, Sam Oeurn Un, Marjoleine A Dijkhuizen, Frank T Wieringa   +8 more
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Interactions between fecal gut microbiome, enteric pathogens, and energy regulating hormones among acutely malnourished rural Gambian children

EBioMedicine, 2021
Background: The specific roles that gut microbiota, known pathogens, and host energy-regulating hormones play in the pathogenesis of non-edematous severe acute malnutrition (marasmus SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) during outpatient ...
Helen M. Nabwera, Josh L. Espinoza, Archibald Worwui, Modupeh Betts, Catherine Okoi, Abdul K. Sesay, Rowan Bancroft, Schadrac C. Agbla, Sheikh Jarju, Richard S. Bradbury, Mariama Colley, Amadou T. Jallow, Jie Liu, Eric R Houpt, Andrew M. Prentice, Martin Antonio, Robin M Bernstein, Christopher L. Dupont, Brenda A. Kwambana-Adams   +18 more
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Mapping the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition in Papua, Indonesia by using geostatistical models

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, and in 2019, approximately 14.3 million children under the age of 5 were considered to have SAM.
Paul Jasper, Warren C. Jochem, Emma Lambert-Porter, Umer Naeem, Chigozie Edson Utazi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Therapeutic Feed (Different recipes) during Stabilization Phase for the management of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Isra Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: To compare the feeding of sugar based F75, Cooked rice based F75 and Enhanced cooked rice based modified F75 during stabilization phase for the management of children with SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition) aged 6-60 months presented with diarrhea. Study Design: An open-label randomized controlled trial.
openaire   +1 more source