Is mid-upper arm circumference alone sufficient for deciding admission to a nutritional programme for childhood severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh?
- Ali, E
- Zachariah, R
- Shams, Z
- Vernaeve, L
- Alders, P
- Salio, F
- Manzi, M
- Allaouna, M
- Draguez, B
- Delchevalerie, P
- Harries, A D
Publication date
May 2013
DOI Publisher
Oxford University Press Journal
issn:1878-3503Abstract
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) identify different populations of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with only some degree of overlap. In an urban slum in Bangladesh, we conducted a prospective cohort study on children assessed as being severely malnourished by WHZ (<-3) but not by MUAC (>115 mm), to: 1. Assess their nutritional outcomes, and 2. Report on morbidity and mortality
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