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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Severe acute malnutrition"”.
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Community-based therapeutic care: treating severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects approximately 13 million children under-five and is associated with over 1.5 million preventable child deaths each year. Case fatality rates in hospitals treating SAM remain at 20-30%, and coverage of those affected remains low. Training and support to …
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Factors contributing to severe acute malnutrition among the under five children in Francistown-Botswana
Introduction: Malnutrition is the immediate result of inadequate dietary intake, the presence of disease or the interaction between these two factors. It is a complicated problem, an outcome of several etiologies. SAM is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under the …
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Factors affecting the rehabilitation outcome (of outpatient therapeutic program) of children with severe acute malnutrition in Durame, Southern Ethiopia
Background: Malnutrition accounted high level of childhood morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia including Durame area. Durame area is one of the food insecure districts in Southern region. As a result of high prevlanece of acute malnutrtion, which is 8.3%, Ministry of Health partnering with World …
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Inpatient household economic burden of child malnutrition in Zimbabwe : a case study conducted at Harare Central hospital
Severe acute malnutrition is one of the leading underlying causes of mortality in children under the age of five years. Nearly one to two million child deaths worldwide can be attributable to this illness. Although it is considered to be a global public health issue, severe acute malnutrition …
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A study on the effect of HIV infection on the duration of the stabilization phase of children with severe acute malnutrition at the University Teaching Hospital, department of paediatrics and child health, Lusaka, Zambia
… of the Stabilization Phase in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a major cause of under 5 mortality in developing countries. The prevalence of HIV infection in children with SAM is high. …
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A study on the effect of HIV infection on the duration of the stabilization phase of children with severe acute malnutrition at the University Teaching Hospital, department of paediatrics and child health, Lusaka, Zambia
… of the Stabilization Phase in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Background: Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is a major cause of under 5 mortality in developing countries. The prevalence of HIV infection in children with SAM is high. …
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The influence of birth weight on under-five children’s nutritional status in Zambia
… intervention strategies for pregnant women malnutrition reduction in Zambia. The Zambia Demographic and Health Survey child dataset of 2013/14 and Stata 14.0 were used for the analysis. Descriptive analysis; bivariate and multivariate using binary logistic regression, producing Odds Ratios …
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The influence of birth weight on under-five children’s nutritional status in Zambia
… intervention strategies for pregnant women malnutrition reduction in Zambia. The Zambia Demographic and Health Survey child dataset of 2013/14 and Stata 14.0 were used for the analysis. Descriptive analysis; bivariate and multivariate using binary logistic regression, producing Odds Ratios …