Severe Acute Malnutrition among Hospitalized Children, Aden, Yemen

Co-morbidities in hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition.

OBJECTIVE To study the co morbidities in hospitalized children with severe acute malnourishment. METHODS 104 severe acute malnourished children were included. RESULTS 54% had diarrhea and 27.8% had acute respiratory tract infections. Tuberculosis was diagnosed in 22% of cases (60.8% cases in children 6-12 mo old). Malaria and Measles were diagnosed in 3.8% each, and HIV infection was seen i...

Hospitalized Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in Rewa District

Immunization coverage and its determinants among children 12-23 months of age in Aden, Yemen.

OBJECTIVE To assess the immunization status of children aged 12-23 months and its determinants in Aden, Yemen. METHODS This cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and July 2007 during which time mothers of 680 children from 37 randomly selected clusters in Aden, were interviewed. Information on socio-demographic profiles and children`s immunization status was obtained. Immunizatio...

Undernutrition and severe acute malnutrition in children

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...