Children with weight‐for‐age z‐score (WAZ)<− 3 have a high risk of death, yet this indicator
is not widely used in nutrition treatment programming. This pooled secondary data analysis …

Undernutrition contributes to nearly 45% of all deaths in children under 5 years old globally.
1 Low and middle income countries are worst affected. 2 Treatment services are estimated …

Background: Malnutrition plays an important role in the economic burden of society as well
as the country. This study aimed to identify the various risk factors and determinants of …

Background Children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have poor long-term
outcomes following discharge, with high rates of mortality, morbidity, and impaired …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides information on the prospect and
effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) produced locally without the …

Background Recent data suggest that case fatality from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in
India may be lower than the 10%–20% estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Background Some of the recently piloted innovative approaches for the management of
acute malnutrition in children use the “expanded MUAC-only” approach, with Mid Upper Arm …

Background Malnutrition is prevalent in 41% of children less than five years old in
developing countries. Objective To determine the clinical spectrum, identify the risk factors …

Objective To evaluate recovery and survival of severely wasted children without community
management of acute malnutrition programme. Design Single time point follow-up (24th …

This study reviews the performance of a community‐based nutrition programme in
preventing and treating wasting without complications among children under age three in …