نتایج جستجو برای: severe acute malnutrition
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The implementation of the social security system in 2005 in Mayotte has resulted in the end of free healthcare for all non-affiliated residents, primarily Comorians, due to the absence of the State Medical Aid (AME) in this department. Doctors of the World France opened a paediatric clinic in December 2009. The sociomedical data were collected during 5286 consultations in 2010. Analysis of thes...
Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major public health problem. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is widely used to admit children to treatment programmes. However, insufficient data supporting MUAC discharge criterion limits its use as a stand-alone tool. Our aim was to evaluate MUAC for monitoring nutritional recovery and discharge. Methods This was a secondary analysis of cli...
INTRODUCTION This study is nested within a research program related to family violence and severe childhood malnutrition. Its aim is to evaluate the reliability of the data collection process in a case-control study. Four components of the main instrument are addressed: (a) CTS (Conflict Tactics Scales) used to measure violence at the family level; (b) CAGE (Cut-down; Annoyed; Guilty & Eye-open...
BACKGROUND The Malian Nutrition Division of the Ministry of Health and Action Against Hunger tested the feasibility of integrating treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into the existing Integrated Community Case Management package delivered by community health workers (CHWs). This study assessed costs and cost-effectiveness of CHW-delivered care compared to outpatient facility-based car...
BACKGROUND At any point in time, an average 8 million Indian children suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). OBJECTIVE This article assesses the effectiveness of an integrated model for the management of SAM (IM-SAM) in India comprising facility- and community-based care and using locally adapted protocols. DESIGN Children (n = 2740) were randomly sampled from the 44,017 children aged...
OBJECTIVE The present study was performed to describe the operational implications of using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a single admission criterion for treatment of severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan. DESIGN We performed a retrospective analysis of routine programme data of children with severe acute malnutrition aged 6-59 months admitted to a therapeutic feeding programme us...
BACKGROUND While HIV has had a major impact on health care in southern Africa, there are few data on its impact on acute malnutrition in children in the community. We report an analysis of outcomes in a large programme of community management of acute malnutrition in the south of Lusaka. PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSIS Over 3 years, 68,707 assessments for undernutrition were conducted house...
BACKGROUND The burden of malnutrition among HIV-infected children is not well described in sub-Saharan Africa, even though it is an important problem to take into account to guarantee appropriate healthcare for these children. We assessed the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among HIV-infected children in HIV care programmes in Central and West-Africa. METHODS A cross-sec...
Background: Malnutrition is one of the most common disorders among children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The present study aimed to investigate the effect of nutritional consultation on the type and severity of malnutrition in children with CF. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental stud...
OBJECTIVE To assess the appropriateness of current mid upper-arm circumference (MUAC) cut-offs to identify children with severe acute malnutrition in India. DESIGN The analysis concerned 6307 children admitted to nutrition rehabilitation centres (2009-2011) where they received therapeutic care as per guidelines by WHO and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. SETTING States of Jharkhand, Madhya...
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