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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

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
openaire   +2 more sources

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
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Medical Officers' Certificate Programme (MOCP) Course Competency Based Learning [PDF]

, 2015
Medical Officers' Certificate Programme (MOCP) is a 6 months training programme in Pediatrics/Medicine at Medical colleges wherein doctors work like postgraduate students, learn various OPD, IPD, (Out Patients and In Patient Department) procedures ...
Phadke, M. A. (Mrudula)
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Percent Fat Mass Increases with Recovery, But Does Not Vary According to Dietary Therapy in Young Malian Children Treated for Moderate Acute Malnutrition. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundModerate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects 34.1 million children globally. Treatment effectiveness is generally determined by the amount and rate of weight gain.
Ackatia-Armah, Arsenault, Bahwere, Black, Boutton, Brown, Brozek, Butte, Butte, Christine M McDonald, Christopher P Duggan, de Onis, Dicko, Fabiansen, Fabiansen, Fjeld, Fomon, Global Nutrition Cluster: MAM Task Force, Golden, Golden, Kabir, Kenneth H Brown, Ministère de la Santé République du Mali, National Agricultural Library, Radhakrishna, Robert S Ackatia-Armah, Roland Kupka, Seydou Doumbia, Skau, UNICEF, UNICEF, UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group, Wells, WHO, WHO/UNICEF   +34 more
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Intra-household use and acceptability of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods distributed in Niger between July and December 2010. [PDF]

, 2012
Few studies have looked at consumption of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods (RUSFs) during a nutritional emergency. Here, we describe the use and acceptability of RUSF within households in four districts of the region of Maradi, Niger during large scale ...
Adu-Afarwuah, Adu-Afarwuah, Black, Caroline Marquer, Ciliberto, Curtis, Céline Langendorf, Defourny, Denzin Norman, Dossou, Flax, Flax, Flax, Franck Ale, Galpin, Isanaka, Isanaka, Kevin Phelan, Kuusipalo, Lapidus, Mahamane L. Manzo, Manary, Matilsky, Nackers, Patel, Phuka, Rebecca F. Grais, Sandige, Sandra Cohuet, Susan Shepherd, Valérie Captier   +30 more
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Barriers and facilitators of severe acute malnutrition management at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia, descriptive phenomenological study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundMalnutrition is a clinical condition that affects all age groups, and it remains a major public health threat in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, this research aimed to investigate the barriers and facilitators of treating severe acute ...
Daniel Alelign, Netsanet Fentahun, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic, Lifestyle and Environmental Modifying Factors in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
A variety of impacting factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis exist, including systemic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This review highlights the manifold mechanistic aspects of the link between the pathogenesis of periodontitis, addressing these numerous factors to supplement the long‐standing knowledge of the progression of the disease.
Groeger Sabine Elisabeth, Zhou Yuxi, Yong Jiawen, Wang Lei, Ruf Sabine, Meyle Joerg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of severe acute malnutrition in Bangladeshi under-five children: a hospital-based case-control study

Heliyon
Introduction: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a critical public health issue in Bangladesh, particularly among children under five, and is a leading cause of death. While most studies have examined malnutrition broadly, this study aims to identify the
Aklima Alam, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Nurun Nahar Naila, Gazi Md. Salahuddin Mamun, Gobinda Karmakar, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti   +6 more
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Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: a prospective cohort study from Kampala, Uganda

BMC Pediatrics, 2020
Background Mortality among children under 5 years of age admitted to malnutrition units in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. The burden of HIV infection, a major risk factor for mortality among patients with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), has reduced ...
Damalie Nalwanga, Victor Musiime, Samuel Kizito, John Baptist Kiggundu, Anthony Batte, Philippa Musoke, James K. Tumwine   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source