Management of acute moderate and severe childhood malnutrition

Management of acute moderate and severe childhood malnutrition.

Management of acute moderate and severe childhood malnutrition.

CLINICAL REVIEW Management of acute moderate and severe childhood malnutrition

Acute childhood malnutrition affects about a tenth of the world’s children under 5 years of age, particularly those living in circumstances of extreme poverty in the developingworld. Malnutrition is typically the result of an inadequate diet and is one of the most common diagnoses in children in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. Acute childhood malnutrition leads togreater...

Management of severe acute malnutrition.

Management of severe acute malnutrition in children.

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined as a weight-for-height measurement of 70% or less below the median, or three SD or more below the mean National Centre for Health Statistics reference values, the presence of bilateral pitting oedema of nutritional origin, or a mid-upper-arm circumference of less than 110 mm in children age 1-5 years. 13 million children under age 5 years have SAM, and...

Chapter 11. Management of Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children

Acute malnutrition, or wasting, represents a significant public health concern across lowand middle-income countries, affecting millions of children and significantly increasing their risk of death. Over a tenth of all under-five deaths can be attributed to acute malnutrition. There are a range of strategies that can prevent the development of wasting by modifying one or more of the risk factor...