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The clinical profile and outcome of children with acute malnutrition in a tertiary health center in North-West Nigeria: A 1-year retrospective review

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2020
Background: Acute malnutrition is broadly classified as severe acute malnutrition (SAM) or moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). It affects almost 20 million children worldwide, with majority of the cases in developing countries. In Africa, it was estimated
Ibrahim Aliyu, Halima Umar Ibrahim, Umma Idris, Godpower Chinedu Michael, Umma Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Abdulsalam Mohammed, Ibrahim Ahmad, Junaid Muhammad Habib   +7 more
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Follow-Up of Post-Discharge Growth and Mortality after Treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition (FuSAM Study): A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2014
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) plays a vital role in achieving global child survival targets. Effective treatment programmes are available but little is known about longer term outcomes following programme ...
Bunn, J, Kerac, Marko, Bunn, James, Bahwere, Paluku, George Chagaluka, Steve Collins (572092), Seal, Andrew A.J., Tomkins, A, Collins, S, Chagaluka, G, James Bunn, Chagaluka, George, Paluku Bahwere (572091), Paluku Bahwere, Seal, A, Andrew Seal (572093), Bahwere, P, Andrew Seal, Kerac, M, Tomkins, Andrew, Marko Kerac, Andrew Tomkins, Collins, Steve, Steve Collins, James Bunn (373779), George Chagaluka (572090), Seal, Andrew, Andrew Tomkins (75516), Marko Kerac (104936)   +28 more
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Effectiveness and Coverage of Treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition Delivered by Community Health Workers in the Guidimakha Region, Mauritania

Children, 2021
Geographical and economic access barriers to health facilities (HF) have been identified as some of the most important causes of the low coverage of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) treatment. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness and
Pilar Charle-Cuéllar, Noemí Lopez-Ejeda, Hassane Toukou Souleymane, Diagana Yacouba, Moussa Diagana, Abdias Ogobara Dougnon, Antonio Vargas, André Briend   +7 more
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Features associated with underlying HIV infection in severe acute childhood malnutrition: a cross sectional study. [PDF]

, 2009
INTRODUCTION: Up to half of all children presenting to Nutrition Rehabilitation Units (NRUs) in Malawi with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are infected with HIV. There are many similarities in the clinical presentation of SAM and HIV. It is important to
Bunn, James, Kerac, Marko, J Bunn, Bunn, J, Kerac, M, Thindwa, Miriam, Thindwa, M, M Thindwa, M Kerac   +8 more
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Clinico-Demographic Profile and Outcome Assessment of Complications in Children Presented with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

, 2023
AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to identify the children with SAM from the patients admitted inDepartment of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna.Methods: This observational study was carried out on admitted patients in Department of Pediatrics, IGIMS,Patna, from January 2022 to February 2023.
Anshuman, Shashi Prabha
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Association between anthropometric criteria and body composition among children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional assessment from India

BMC Nutrition, 2022
A multicentric study is being conducted in which children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 6–59 months are identified with only weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) 
Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Praveen Kumar, Abner Daniel, Hemang Shah, Raja Sriswan, Arun Kokane, Aditya Mohapatra, Vivek Kashyap, Anil Kumar Goel, Virendra Kumar, Asha Kiran, N. Arlappa, Ankur Joshi, Rashmi Ranjan Nayak, Shikha Sayal, Arjan de Wagt   +15 more
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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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Carer and staff perspectives on supplementary suckling for treating infant malnutrition: qualitative findings from Malawi. [PDF]

, 2013
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in infants aged
Lelijveld, Natasha, Kerac, Marko, Lelijveld, N, Kerac, M, Mahebere-Chirambo, Chawanangwa, Mahebere-Chirambo, C   +5 more
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Time to recovery from severe acute malnutrition and its predictors among children aged 6-59 months at Asosa general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. A retrospective follow up study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundSevere Acute Malnutrition (SAM) has become a major public health challenge in developing countries including Ethiopia, especially among the underprivileged population.
Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Tadesse Tolossa, Nemera Eticha Bekonjo, Bizuneh Wakuma   +3 more
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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
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