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...

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...

BACKGROUND Severe acute malnutrition has continued to be growing problem in Sub Saharan Africa. We investigated the factors associated with morbidity and mortality of under-five children admitted and managed in hospital for severe acute malnutrition. METHODS It was a retrospective quantitative review of hospital based records using patient files, ward death and discharge registers. It was con...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition can be defined as a state of nutrition where the weight for age, height for age and weight for height indices are below -2 Z-score of the NCHS reference. It has posed a great economic burden to the developing world. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children in Abakiliki in Ebonyi state of Nigeria. MET...

Background: Severe acute malnutrition is known to be a major risk factor for impaired motor, cognitive, and socio-emotional development. Not much work has been done study the neuro development of these patients. The aim this was assess neurodevelopment outcome children between 1 30 months with diagnosis SAM Methods: an observational prospective conducted from November 2018 April 2020. A total 6...