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The prevalence of undernutrition upon hospitalization in children in a developing country: A single hospital study from Malaysia

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2017
Undernourished children who require hospital care have a longer duration of hospitalization and respond poorly to modern medical therapy. The objective of the present study was to ascertain the nutritional status of children admitted to a pediatric ...
Way-Seah Lee, Zulfadly Ahmad
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Psychological Therapies for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Adolescents and Adults

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The efficacy of psychological therapies for adolescents and adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) has yet to be rigorously analyzed through systematic review or meta‐analysis. Method We identified articles from seven databases that presented psychological therapies for adolescents and adults with ARFID. First,
Copeland G. Winten, Esben Strodl, P. Evelyna Kambanis, Lynda J. Ross, Jennifer J. Thomas   +4 more
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Poverty, Undernutrition, and Child Mortality: Some Inter-Regional Puzzles and their Implications for Research and Policy [PDF]

This paper examines the relationship between measures of income poverty, undernourishment, childhood undernutrition, and child mortality in developing countries.
Stephan Klasen
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The prevalence of undernutrition and associated risk factors in people with tuberculosis in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

PLoS ONE
ObjectiveUndernutrition is common in individuals with tuberculosis (TB). There is a bidirectional association between having TB and undernutrition; undernutrition increases the risk of having active TB, and having TB worsen undernutrition by reducing ...
Donekham Inthavong, Hend Elsayed, Phonesavanh Keonakhone, Vilath Seevisay, Somdeth Souksanh, Sakhone Suthepmany, Misouk Chanthavong, Xaysomvang Keodavong, Phonesavanh Kommanivanh, Phitsada Siphanthong, Phengsy Sengmany, Buahome Sisounon, Jacques Sebert, Manami Yanagawa, Fukushi Morishita, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Takuya Yamanaka   +16 more
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The evolving nexus of women’s empowerment and child nutrition in India

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundIndia has one of the highest burdens of child undernutrition, globally. Undernutrition is a persistent challenge despite the country’s economic growth. Empowering women is essential in addressing child undernutrition since empowered mothers are
Bharti Singh, Shri K. Singh
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Low-dose RUTF protocol and improved service delivery lead to good programme outcomes in the treatment of uncomplicated SAM: a programme report from Myanmar. [PDF]

, 2005
The treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) requires substantial amounts of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF). In 2009, Action Contre la Faim anticipated a shortfall of RUTF for their nutrition programme in Myanmar.
James, Philip T, Van den Briel, Natalie, Rozet, Aurélie, Israël, Anne-Dominique, Fenn, Bridget, Navarro-Colorado, Carlos   +5 more
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Faecal Microbiota Transplantation in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review of Methodologies, Outcomes, and Challenges With Recommendations for Future Studies

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder displaying an altered gut microbiome. Faecal microbiome transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a powerful research tool and potential treatment option in AN due to the microbiome‐gut‐brain axis. Current studies are limited and reveal variable FMT protocols.
Anna C. Thelen, Nele M. Korten, Larissa Blischke, Clara Voelz, Cordian Beyer, Jochen Seitz, Stefanie Trinh   +6 more
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Participatory women’s groups and counseling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Childhood stunting (low height-for-age) is a marker of chronic undernutrition and predicts children’s subsequent physical and cognitive development. An estimated 52 million children in India are stunted.
Bhattacharyya, S, Copas, A, Costello, A, Gagrai, S, Gope, R, Haghparast-Bidgoli, H, Nair, N, Pradhan, H, Prost, A, Rath, S, Sachdev, HS, Sarbani Roy, S, Saville, N, Shewale, S, Singh, V, Sinha, R, Skordis- Worrall, J, Srivastava, A, Tripathy, P   +18 more
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Semiparametric Analysis of the Socio-Demographic and Spatial Determinants of Undernutrition in Two African Countries [PDF]

, 2001
We estimate semiparametric regression models of chronic undernutrition (stunting) using the 1992 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from Tanzania and Zambia.
Fahrmeir, Ludwig, Kandala, N. B., Klasen, S., Lang, S.   +3 more
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Associations between Nugent‐bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural northwestern Bangladesh

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Bacterial vaginosis, defined by Nugent score (Nugent‐BV), has been associated with preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, few studies have longitudinally described the associations between Nugent‐BV and adverse pregnancy outcomes at varying times in pregnancy.
Daniel J. Erchick, Susan Tuddenham, Lena Kan, Lee S. F. Wu, Alain B. Labrique, Hasmot Ali, Ethan K. Gough, Mahbubur Rashid, Towfida J. Siddiqua, Subhra Chakraborty, Pawel Gajer, Michael France, Jacques Ravel, Golsa M. Yazdy, Keith P. West, Parul Christian   +15 more
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