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Measures of weight and height gain during rehabilitation and post-recovery from severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

, 2023
Measures of weight and height gain during rehabilitation and post-recovery from severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
Debbie S. Thompson (3836350), Kimberley McKenzie (17691593), Jonathan C. Wells (10090227), Asha Badaloo (17691602), Melkamu Berhane (6109493), Natasha Lelijveld (5141027), Stephen A. Wootton (7238162), Michael S. Boyne (17691596), Albert Koulman (409511), Tim J. Cole (7108901), Charles Opondo (225509), Kenneth Anujuo (17691599), Mubarek Abera (7288370), Marko Kerac (104936)   +13 more
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Are diagnostic criteria for acute malnutrition affected by hydration status in hospitalized children? A repeated measures study. [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Dehydration and malnutrition commonly occur together among ill children in developing countries. Dehydration (change in total body water) is known to alter weight.
Andrew M Prentice, Mwangome, MK, Prentice, AM, Mwangome, Martha K, Prentice Andrew M, Berkley James A, Fegan, G, Prentice, Andrew M, Berkley, James A, Mwangome Martha K, Fegan Gregory, Fegan, Gregory, Berkley, JA, Martha K Mwangome, Greg Fegan, James A Berkley, Gregory Fegan   +16 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
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Effectiveness of management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) through community health workers as compared to a traditional facility-based model: a cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

European Journal of Nutrition, 2021
We compared the impact of management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by lady health workers (LHWs) at a community level with the standard CMAM program provided at the health facility.A two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in a rural district in sindh Pakistan. The primary outcome was recovery from SAM and secondary outcomes were
Imtiaz Hussain, Atif Habib, Shabina Ariff, Gul Nawaz Khan, Arjumand Rizvi, Suhail Channar, Abid Hussain, Shahid Fazal, Deepak Kumar, Jose Luis Alvarez, Saul Guerrero, Angeline Grant, Sajid Bashir Soofi   +12 more
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Scaling severe acute malnutrition treatment with community health workers: a geospatial coverage analysis in rural Mali

, 2022
BACKGROUND: In 2015, the Ministry of Health in Mali included the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into the package of activities of the integrated Community Case Management (iCCM).
Espí-Verdú, Lidia, Coulibaly, Adama, Charle-Cuéllar, Pilar, Vargas, Antonio, Charle Cuéllar, Pilar, Goyanes, Juan, Landouré, Aly, Espí Verdú, Lidia, Coulibaly, Adama Balla, Diawara, Fatou, Dougnon, Abdias, Samake, Salimata, López-Ejeda, Noemí, Traore, Mamadou, Bunkembo, Magloire, Dougnon, Abdias Ogobara, López Ejeda, Noemí   +16 more
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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
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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
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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.
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