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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
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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

Community-based therapeutic care: treating severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2009
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects approximately 13 million children under-five and is associated with over 1.5 million preventable child deaths each year.
Sadler, K.
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Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger. [PDF]

, 2010
Expected incidence of acute malnutrition is the most appropriate measure for projecting the needs of a nutritional treatment program over time in terms of staffing, food, and other treatments, but direct estimation of incidence is rarely feasible at the ...
Francesco Checchi, A. Briend, Grais, R, Briend, André, Briend, A, Grais, Rebecca F, R. F. Grais, Sheila Isanaka, Checchi, F, Checchi, Francesco, Rebecca F. Grais, Andre ́ Briend, S. Isanaka, F. Checchi, Isanaka, Sheila, Isanaka, S   +15 more
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Arm circumference for age, arm circumference and weight-for-height z-score for the evaluation of severe acute malnutrition: a retrospective cohort study in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

BMC Public Health
Background Little is known about the use of mid-upper arm circumference for age (MUACZ) for diagnosing of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and its correlation with WHZ (weight-for-height Z-score) in an area endemic for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and ...
Gaylord Ngaboyeka, Ghislain Bisimwa, Anouk Neven, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Richard Kambale, Emmanuel Ongezi, Christine Chimanuka, Joseph Ntagerwa, Serge Balolebwami, Francis Mulume, Oreste Battisti, Michèle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen   +12 more
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Factors associated with acute malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Madagascar: A pooled analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundAcute malnutrition is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years worldwide, and Action Contre la Faim (ACF) aims to address its causes and consequences.
Ali-Mohamed Nassur, Oussama Daanouni, Gwenaelle Luc, Alexandra Humphreys, Lenka Blanarova, Grace Heymsfield, Firmin Kouassi, Suvi T Kangas, Dieynaba S N'Diaye   +8 more
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Associations between prior wasting malnutrition and indices of insulin secretion and sensitivity among six cohorts from Asia and Africa: The SAMPA study

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims The role of prior wasting malnutrition (PM) in determining insulin sensitivity and secretion in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) remains unclear. We investigated associations of insulin indices with PM and whether these were modified by current body mass index (BMI).
Sharon E. Cox, Sana Ahmed, Dixi Paglinawan Modoc, Riddhi Dasgupta, Christina Christoffersen, Molly Chisenga, Julius Patrick Ferrer, Ruth Frikke‐Schmidt, Rikke Krogh‐Madsen, Belinda Kweka, Nanette Lee, Evangelista Malindisa, Mizinga J. Tembo, Patrick Ngoya, Dorothea Nitsch, Daniel Faurholt‐Jepsen, George PrayGod, Geeta Trilok‐Kumar, Suzanne Filteau, James A. M. Shaw   +19 more
wiley   +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

Influence of domestic violence on the association between malnutrition and low cognitive development. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the size and direction of the association between malnutrition and low cognitive performance and to evaluate the effect of domestic violence on this association.
Assis, Ana MO, Letícia M. dos Santos, dos Santos, Letícia M, Silva, Rita de CR, Elizabete de J. Pinto, Hasselmann, Maria H, Pinto, Elizabete de J, Rita de C. R. Silva, Ana M. O. Assis, Maria H. Hasselmann, Rodrigues, Laura C, Laura C. Rodrigues   +11 more
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Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among under 5 children in Satar community of Jhapa, Nepal.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundSevere acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most extreme and visible form of undernutrition plagued by chronic poverty, household food insecurity, lack of education.
Kajol Dahal, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Dharanidhar Baral, Birendra Kumar Yadav   +3 more
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