Providing care for children with severe acute malnutrition in India: new evidence from Jharkhand

Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in India: new evidence from Bihar123

Background: An estimated one-third of the world’s children who are wasted live in India. In Bihar state, of children,5 y old, 27.1% are wasted and 8.3% have severe acute malnutrition (SAM). In 2009, M edecins Sans Fronti eres (MSF) initiated a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program for children aged 6–59 mo with SAM. Objective: In this report, we describe the characteri...

Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in India: new evidence from Bihar.

BACKGROUND An estimated one-third of the world's children who are wasted live in India. In Bihar state, of children <5 y old, 27.1% are wasted and 8.3% have severe acute malnutrition (SAM). In 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) initiated a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program for children aged 6-59 mo with SAM. OBJECTIVE In this report, we describe the characteris...

Possible Risk Factors Related to Malnutrition in 6-59-Month Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in District Pakpattan, Punjab

Background: Malnutrition is responsible for one third of the mortality rate among children less than 5 years old. Worldwide, 54% of the child deaths are due to malnutrition and the caseload in Pakistan is equal to 46%. In the current study, we attempted to identify the possible risk factors related to malnutrition among6-59-month children in Pakpattan, Punjab province. Methods: A total of 500 s...

Amoxicillin for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children.

n engl j med 375;2 nejm.org July 14, 2016 190 with HIV. However, granulomatous reactions, lymphocytic infiltration, and elevated levels of CSF proinflammatory cytokines have been described.1,2 The degree of inflammation in patients who are receiving HAART is unknown but is probably higher than in patients who are not receiving HAART. Our trial was designed to aid decision making at the point of...

Undernutrition and severe acute malnutrition in children