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A cohort analysis of survival and outcomes in severely anaemic children with moderate to severe acute malnutrition in Malawi.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionModerate to severe acute malnutrition (SAM/MAM) and severe anaemia are important and associated co-morbidities in children aged less than five years.
Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Job Calis, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Imelda Bates, Björn Blomberg, Kamija S Phiri   +5 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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Estimating the minimal cost of delivering nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions in Ethiopia

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
The minimum cost of the 10 years on identified nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions of the National Food and Nutrition Strategy in Ethiopia is estimated to be US$ 2.55bn with an average annual cost of $250 million over 10 years (2021–2030), which is only 2.3% of the Ethiopian Annual GDP 111.27 billion US dollars in 2021 (World bank).
Yetayesh Maru, Firehiwot Mesfin, Arnaud Laillou, Ramadhani Noor, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Meseret Zelalem, Hiwot Darsene, Solomon Memire, Andarge Abie, Stanley Chitekwe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in ICDS block of rural Hubli, Karnataka, India

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2019
Background: Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children under the age of five years in developing countries. Despite economic growth of nearly 10% per annum, in India in 2006 the NFHS-3 indicated that 6.4% of children below 60 months of age were suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
Shivanand Illalu, Naveen Kumar P., Vinod H. Ratageri, Prakash K. Wari   +3 more
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Anaemia Among Mother–Child Dyads in India: Trends, Drivers, and Future Projections

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anaemia among mothers and their children is a widespread public health challenge with profound consequences for individuals and societies. While anaemia has been studied separately in women and children, there remains a literature gap examining anaemia in mother‐child dyads, limiting insights on interventions that may simultaneously address ...
Sarang Pedgaonker, Trupti Meher, Monali Gupta, Suman Chakrabarti, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Shri Kant Singh, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Aditi, Samuel Scott   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of Prevalence of Various Cutaneous Manifestations In children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)

Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 2016
Aims and Objectives: To study prevalence of various cutaneous manifestations in children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the age group of 6 months to 5 years over a period of 6 months. Study Design: It was prospective observational study done over a period of 6 months conducted at a tertiary care hospital.
openaire   +1 more source

Preliminary evaluation of the Moyo chart-a novel, low-cost, weight-for-height slide chart for the improved assessment of nutritional status in children.

, 2010
The Moyo chart is a novel weight-for-height slide chart. We explore the hypothesis that it improves accuracy, speed and ease of nutritional assessment compared with traditional lookup tables.
Kerac, Marko, Andrew Seal, Sikorski, Catherine, Fikremariam, Martha, Seal, Andrew, Marko Kerac, Catherine Sikorski, Martha Fikremariam   +7 more
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Lay-screeners and Use of WHO Growth Standards Increase Case Finding of Hospitalized Malawian Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: Strategies to effectively identify and refer children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to Nutritional Rehabilitation units (NRU) can reduce morbidity and ...
McCollum, E. D., Hosseinipour, M. C., LaCourse, S. M., Chester, F. M., McCrary, L. M., Maliwichi, M., Preidis, G.   +6 more
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Association of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Animal Ownership With Relapse to Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Mali, South Sudan and Somalia: A Multi‐Site Prospective Cohort Study

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Relapse rates post‐SAM treatment varied: 32% in Mali, 63% in South Sudan, 21% in Somalia. Diverse WASH and animal ownership factors were linked to relapse risk, differing by context. Some WASH conditions increased risk, whereas animal ownership was protective in Mali and South Sudan. No significant associations emerged in Somalia.
Lauren D'Mello‐Guyett, Sarah King, Sherifath Mama Chabi, Feysal Absdisalan Mohamud, Nancy Grace Lamaka, John Agong, Malyun Mohamed, Karim Koné, Karin Gallandat, Mesfin Gose, Mohamed Sheikh Omar, Magloire Bunkembo, Indi Trehan, Anastasia Marshak, Khamisa Ayoub, Ahmed Hersi Olad, Bagayogo Aliou, Heather C. Stobaugh, Oliver Cumming   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventing Acute Malnutrition in Young Children: Improving the Evidence for Current and Future Practice [PDF]

, 2014
Marko Kerac and Andrew Seal comment on the study by Langendorf and colleagues about the effectiveness of different strategies to prevent malnutrition in young children and discuss the implications of this study for food programs ...
Kerac, Marko, Andrew Seal, Kerac, M, Seal, A, Seal, Andrew, Marko Kerac, Kerac Marko, Seal Andrew   +7 more
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