The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

Childhood malnutrition is a major public health concern, as it is associated with significant
short-and long-term morbidity and mortality. The objective of this review was to …

The objectives of most treatment programs for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children
focus on initial recovery only, leaving post‐discharge outcomes, such as relapse, poorly …

Background Management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children comprises two
potential phases: stabilisation and rehabilitation. During the initial stabilisation phase …

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children in Nigeria is tackled through the outpatient
therapeutic programme (OTP) of the Community‐based Management of Acute Malnutrition …

Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major global health problem affecting
some 16.9 million children under five. Little is known about what happens to children 6–24 …

Cambodia continues to have a high prevalence of acute malnutrition. Low acceptability has
been found for standard ready-to-use-therapeutic-food (RUTF) products. Therefore …

Background Short-term anthropometric outcomes are well documented for children treated
for severe acute malnutrition (SAM). However, anthropometric recovery may not indicate …

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 …

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