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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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Effectiveness of Home-Based Administration of Ready to Use Therapeutic Formula (RUTF) in the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Annals of PIMS-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Objective: To evaluate the growth of children with uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) treated with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Formula (RUTF) on an outpatient department basis. Methodology: This prospective observational study was conducted on 66 children at the Outpatient setting of the MCH Centre, Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital ...
Abida Faiz Talpur, Naveed Ashraf, Rabia Tabasum, Ayesha Abdul Razzaq, Aatika Minhas, Shahzad Munir   +5 more
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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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FREQUENCY OF RESPONSIBLE FACTORS FOR SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION (SAM) IN CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS.

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology
Naseer Akhtar Jatoi
openalex   +2 more sources

Severe acute malnutrition and associated factors among children under-five years: A community based-cross sectional study in Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2022
Background: Despite consistent efforts to reduce child undernutrition, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) continues to be a serious obstacle to child survival and development in Ethiopia. This study aimed to identify severe acute malnutrition and associated
Anchamo Anato
doaj   +1 more source

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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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

Birth season and environmental influences on blood leucocyte and lymphocyte subpopulations in rural Gambian infants. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: In rural Gambia, birth season predicts infection-related adult mortality, providing evidence that seasonal factors in early life may programme immune development.
Collinson, Andrew C, Moore, Sophie E, Morgan, Gareth, Ngom, Pa Tamba, Prentice, Andrew M   +4 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