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Improving survival of children with severe acute malnutrition in HIV-prevalent settings.

, 2009
The care of severely malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa is challenging, especially in HIV-prevalent settings. Recent improvements to facility-based individual case management, and increased community-based management focusing on early ...
Kerac, Marko, Fergusson, Pamela, Tomkins, Andrew   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical and Anthropometric Characteristics of Hospitalized Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition at Al Buluk Hospital, Sudan [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major pediatric health challenge in low-resource settings and a leading cause of hospitalization among children under five, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality.
Azhari A. Mohammed Nour
doaj   +1 more source

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

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

Gut function among children treated for severe acute malnutrition: A cohort study in Uganda

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Impaired gut function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with morbidity. We aimed to assess changes in six biomarkers representing different domains of gut function among children with complicated SAM during nutritional rehabilitation, and to identify predictors of these changes.
Betty Lanyero, Nicolette Nabukeera–Barungi, Ezekiel Mupere, Bikila S. Megersa, Iris Weidema, Pingping Jiang, Maria Wiese, Musemma K. Muhammed, Henrik Friis, Hanne Frøkiær, Dennis S. Nielsen, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Benedikte Grenov   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health and Well‐Being Beyond Residential Care: Implications for Extended Care Service Responses for Young People

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Care leavers often encounter considerable health and well‐being challenges, underscoring the need for continued support into early adulthood. This small‐scale mixed‐methods study explored the health, well‐being and extended care experiences of participants in the South Australian Next Steps pilot program for residential care leavers, assessed ...
Sally‐Ann Keipert, Helen McLaren, Samuel Carpenter, Michelle Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can community health workers manage uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition? A review of operational experiences in delivering severe acute malnutrition treatment through community health platforms

, 2018
Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in the detection and referral of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in many countries.
Charle-Cuéllar, Pilar, Vargas, Antonio, Guerrero, Saul, López Ejeda, Noemí   +3 more
core   +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
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.
Sabine Elisabeth Groeger, Yuxi Zhou, Jiawen Yong, Lei Wang, Sabine Ruf, Joerg Meyle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal cut-offs for acute malnutrition (AM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by age group and gender.

, 2016
Optimal cut-offs for acute malnutrition (AM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by age group and gender.
Sophie Whitney (591328), Jacques Berger (170859), Prak Sophonneary (2164972), Arnaud Laillou (170804), Frank T. Wieringa (504033), Marlène Perignon (2164975), Marion Fiorentino (504028), Richard de Groot (591327), Khov Kuong (662861)   +8 more
core   +1 more source